Video show pets such as dogs, cats and even horses visit the Catholic ceremony for the Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis Day.

Catholic parishes around the state honored Saint Francis this weekend, with many holding blessing events for domestic pets.

Pet blessings were offered outdoors throughout the Chicago area over the weekend, marking Saturday’s 2025 Feast Day of St.

St. Joseph’s Catholic School recently hosted its annual pet blessing in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, ...

The Diamond hosted Richmond's first Catholic Fest with 2,500 attendees enjoying live music, Mass, and fellowship at the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings ...

Pope Leo XIV is once again sharing his thoughts on the LGBTQIA+ community, and his comments are raising eyebrows. In a Sept. 18 Crux interview, he stressed that “todos, todos, todos” — all people — ...

Following the Vatican's publication of Fiducia Supplicans — a document outlining when individuals in same-sex or otherwise "irregular" couples can be blessed — the worldwide Catholic Church has seen ...

The 23 Eastern Catholic Churches all share one Code of Canon Law, separate from that of the Latin Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk explained. Pope Francis embraces Major Archbishop ...

The Deaf Association of San Antonio brought celebrations to Commanche Park as they revived a long-awaited festival. Read full article: 2 students arrested in connection with ‘viable threat’ against ...