MANILA, Philippines — It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital. Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi ...

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The pandemic forced these ‘polymorphic’ churches to shift into house churches. When the Philippine government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in early 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, ...

These two new basilicas join a select group — only about 25 across the country — that hold this rare title. Two beloved churches in the Philippines have received a rare and prestigious honor: ...

Thousands of Filipino Catholics walk 24 kilometers from Quiapo Church in Manila to the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo City, Rizal, in an annual penitential ritual called the Alay Lakad. (Credit: The ...

A church in the Philippine capital has celebrated the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi with a special blessing for animals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken with a smartphone, pet owners stand in a queue to receive holy water sprinkled by a priest on pet dogs and ...