Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral on a recent Friday, waiting for their turn to ...

While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in ...

Thousands of Mexican parishioners took their pets to church on Friday to receive a blessing on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, patron saint of animals, so that they would have “divine ...

Thousands of Mexican parishioners took their pets to church on Friday to receive a blessing on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, patron saint of animals, so that they would have “divine ...

Italian farmers brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St.

On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Bartolome de ...

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 ...

TAGBILARAN CITY — A town in Bohol province has disallowed the practice of food giveaways during its fiesta celebration in a bid to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF). In her ...

Legend has it that Saint Anthony the Abbot went to hell to steal fire from the devil, with the intention of warming the world. It is one of the most significant moments of the popular traditions ...

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 animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.