Dogs, cats, tortoises and even a rooster were blessed on 4 October, in celebrations to mark the Feast of Saint Francis of ...

Pet owners gathered their animals and took them to church for the celebration.

Italy's parliament voted on Wednesday to restore a national holiday in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the country's ...

The recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak caused the Catholic Church, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, to relocate the annual ...

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as the patron saint of animals ...

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Legend has it that St. Francis of Assisi was tending his garden one day when someone stopped him to ask, “What would you do ...

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Oct. 4 will therefore be a public holiday in Italy starting in 2026, after having been a public holiday until 1977.

Pet owners brought their animal companions to St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church in Lufkin for a Blessing of the Animals ceremony ...