Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, ...

Dozens of pet owners gathered outside Saint Anthony Church in central Madrid on Friday to have their animals blessed in ...

In Madrid, pets, including dogs, cats, parrots, and even a chicken, gathered at a church to receive blessings from a priest ...

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 In Spain, the feast day of Saint Anthony the Abbot celebrates pets, as the third-century Egyptian hermit is venerated as a patron saint of animals. Reuters ...