The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

St. Patrick Catholic School student Kai Brady, 7, checks out Andora Gardner’s American alligator during Friday afternoon's pet blessing at the school. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski NEWRY — It ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pope Francis is calling for world prayer to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. He plans to deliver a special blessing from an empty St. Peter's Square Friday. Normally, the Pope only ...

Following her overarching blessing for all of the animals, owners who wanted an individual blessing over their dog lined up so Malone could lay hands on each dog and bless them one by one. She asked ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Mother's Day in Los Angeles County included Archbishop Jose Gomez blessing mothers at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary in Culver City ...

MACON, Ga. — Some folks are thankful for a lot of things in life and that includes the family pet. A dozen people brought their furry friends to be blessed at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Sunday ...

VALLEY FORGE — The Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Historical Park has announced that it will host its annual “Blessing Of The Animals” on Sunday, Oct. 3, starting at 3 p.m. on the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FLORISSANT, Mo. – A special blessing took ...

Pope Francis has addressed criticism over his consent to priests to bless same-sex couples, saying the pushback from African bishops was “a special case” influenced by culture. The Symposium of ...