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

Pets get blessings in Madrid church on feast day of Saint Anthony ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

Dogs, cats and birds were blessed at a church in Madrid on Thursday on the feast day of St. Anthony, the patron saint of animals, with many of the owners making an annual pilgrimage for their pets.

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 ...

Pamela E. Madrid Pamela E. Madrid, born on April 12, 1957, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on January 16, 2025, in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Pamela is survived by her two daughters, Jennifer and ...

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 ...