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All are welcome to join in the Blessing of the Animals as Trinity Episcopal Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the church, 1500 State St., Santa Barbara. Trinity ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An annual blessing of animals at a Shreveport cathedral will occur on Wednesday. All are invited to bring their animals to be blessed by the clergy at St. Mark’s on St.

The community brings their beloved pets to Sunday's service at the First Congregational Church in Bakersfield. The community brought cats, dogs, and turtles for a blessing. While there isn’t a ...

REDLANDS – People brought their pets to be blessed Sunday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church’s annual Blessing of the Animals. Trinity priests David Caffrey and Michael Fincher offered a short ...

St. Francis of Assisi, also known as "Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology. His life was ...

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