SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Monday marked the feast of St. Francis of Assisi who is the Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment. Churches in our area and across the globe invited parishioners to ...
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. – St. Francis of Assisi Back in the day ...
The two-legged congregants of Congregational Church of La Jolla were joined by some of their four-legged friends during the morning service Oct. 12, when the church hosted its traditional blessing of ...
San Francisco pet owners gathered outside the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption for the annual Blessing of the Animals, a tradition rooted in the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of ...
On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...
I was delighted to learn that the newly elected pope chose for himself the name of St. Francis of Assisi, generally known as patron saint of the animals. Indeed, Catholic and Anglican churches hold ...
Growing up Catholic, I was always fascinated by St. Francis of Assisi. My mom would say this is because I loved his love for animals. He is often depicted in paintings and sculptures as being ...