Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Pastor David Miller blesses his basset hounds during a pet blessing ceremony to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Catholic patron saint of animals, at New Song Church in Henderson on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. In the U.S., St. Francis of Assisi's feast day is celebrated on Oct. 4.

Yasmina Chavez

Pastor David Miller blesses his basset hounds during a pet blessing ceremony to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Catholic patron saint of animals, at New Song Church in Henderson on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. In the U.S., St. Francis of Assisi's feast day is celebrated on Oct. 4.