MADRID, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, waiting their turn to be blessed by a ...

Who's a Very Good Boy? Madrid Church Douses Pets With Holy Water By Michael Francis Gore MADRID (Reuters) - Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners ...

On the steps of the baroque Church of St Anthony, 87-year-old priest Angel Garcia sprinkled holy water on the creatures, wishing them good health as well as happiness for their owners. Some ...

Madrid church douses pets with holy water A priest blesses a dog at San Anton Church during celebrations on the feast of Spain's patron saint of animals, Saint Anthony, in Madrid, Spain on Jan 17 ...

Several Protestant rooms for preaching the (iospel have been opened at Madrid, and it is now proposed to erect the First Protestant Church. In connection with the historical importance of this ...

MADRID - Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, waiting their turn to be blessed by a Catholic priest in a popular ...

Pet owners in Madrid had their animals blessed at Saint Anthony Church, a tradition believed to bring health and protection, ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, waiting their turn to be blessed by a Catholic priest in ...