This Sunday, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine will be holding the annual Blessing of the Animals, to mark the Feast of St. Francis. Many churches celebrate St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and birds, either on his feast day (which was yesterday) or the first weekend near it. The animal blessing at St. John's will have a parade of animals at 12:30PM, with animals including a white reindeer, a......

This coming Sunday, at 11AM, The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine will have its annual Feast of St. Francis. St. Francis of Assissi is the patron saint of animals, so after the service, there is a pet blessing and an outdoor fair. While you may not be Christian or particularly religious, it's quite a spectacle to see the pets being blessed. In previous years, elephants, eagles, llamas, boas and camels have participated......

My family is going to be in NYC for Christmas, and I would like to take them to a church service on Christmas Eve, which is tradition in my family (we're Lutheran). Is it insane to try to go to St. Patricks? Any idea where I can find a schedule of Christmas Eve services? - Christina We must admit we're not churchgoers here at Ask Gothamist HQ, but Gothamist's Tien Mao informed us that you......