On Sunday, the Rev. Steve Miller of the First Church in Jaffrey took his service to the annual Blessing of the Animals at ...

The parking lot of St. Joseph Catholic School was filled with students, parents, parishioners, and pets gathered to celebrate ...

To commemorate and honor St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, churches throughout the ...

Last Friday marked the 2024 Feast Day of St. Francis, a celebration where Catholics worldwide honor St. Francis with prayer ...

Feast day of St. Francis of Assisi is celebrated in Malibu with church’s new pastor Tubby, Boots, Sophie, Taco, Bear, and ...

Father Peter Pham, Kuemper Catholic Schools chaplain, had assisted at other pet blessing ceremonies, but he was the presider ...

It was a dog-gone good weekend in Nelson County as beloved dogs and four-legged pals were honored during the annual Blessing ...

Several parishes across the diocese welcomed pets Oct. 3-6 in celebration of the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the ...

STATE — In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi ... the Diocese of Portland will hold Blessing of the Animals prayer services in October. Media can attend services statewide.

Students and faculty members from Saint Andrew's School gathered for a special Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast Day St. Francis of Assisi.

One blessing associated with the event is: “Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish ...

cats and other pets on the Roman Catholic Church’s St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day. Born in the 1180s in Italy, Francis is known as the patron saint of animals and the environment.