Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City's cathedral, waiting for their turn to de doused with holy ...
Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, ...
On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Bartolome de ...
Italian farmers brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St.
The Church yesterday celebrated the liturgical feast of St Anthony the Abbot, patron saint of animals. Xagħra celebrates the feast of St Anthony, tomorrow. Today, the eve of the feast ...
As for the date, it wasn’t chosen randomly. 17 January coincides with the feast of St. Anthony Abbot, the patron saint of ...
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic ...
The street leading to St. Peter's Square is turned into a farmyard for St. Anthony's blessing of animals :: January 17, 2025: ...
In Madrid, pets, including dogs, cats, parrots, and even a chicken, gathered at a church to receive blessings from a priest ...
In Spain, the feast day of Saint Anthony the Abbot celebrates pets, as the third-century Egyptian hermit is venerated as a patron saint of animals. According to legend, he performed numerous ...
On this day, Mexican Catholic congregations and priests welcome pups, cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals. A few ...
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic ...