Canara Communication Centre, Mangalore Mangaluru, Feb 13: St Anthony Shrine at Milagres Church in Mangaluru maked the eighth ...

The annual Relic feast of St Anthony of Padua will be celebrated with great devotion on February 15 at St Anthony’s Ashram, ...

Pets received holy water and prayers from a priest while owners prayed for their well-being. Pets received blessings at a ...

Tomorrow, the feast day, concelebrated mass ... will animate the liturgy. The statue of St Anthony the Abbot will leave the church at 2.30pm. The blessing of horses will take place at St Anthony ...

Italian farmers, who are among this year’s pilgrims of hope for the 2025 Jubilee, brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St ...

In Spain and former colonies, St. Anthony is honoured as the patron saint of domestic animals, with blessings on his feast day, 17 January. The day is also marked by large bonfires, revelry ...

On this day, Mexican Catholic congregations and priests welcome pups, cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals.

Puebla, Mexico - January 17, 2025 Thousands of Mexican parishioners took their pets to church on Friday to receive a blessing on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, patron saint of animals ...

He entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695 and took the names of St. Francis and St. Anthony. He spent much of his time studying, and was ordained a priest 10 years after entering the order.

In Spain, the feast day of Saint Anthony the Abbot celebrates ... On the steps of the baroque Church of St Anthony, 87-year-old priest Angel Garcia sprinkled holy water on the creatures, wishing ...

cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals. A few parishioners dress up their beloved pets with sweaters or scarves.