MASAYA (NICARAGUA) - Forget the vet -- worshippers in Nicaragua appealed to a higher power to cure their beloved canine friends Sunday, during an annual festival in honor of Saint Lazarus. Dressed up ...

And when he [Jesus] had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to ...

At an annual festival in Nicaragua, believers ask Saint Lazarus for the wellbeing of their dogs and bring them dressed in costumes to attend a mass in honour of the saint. Forget the vet – worshippers ...

STORY: The Saint Lazarus pilgrimage is one of the most important religious events on the island nation, melding Afro-Cuban faiths with Roman Catholic beliefs. Devotees of Saint Lazarus flock to the ...

People and their dogs attend a mass in honor of Saint Lazarus, considered the saint of dogs, at the Magdalena church in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua (Photo by OSWALDO RIVAS ...

On October 13, 2024, a series of events was successfully held at Ayia Napa Marina as part of the Fourth Two-Day Charity Festival, “Saint Lazarus and his Little Friend Savvas”, which takes place ...

The pilgrims crawled forward, some barely inching along the rough ground with hands, knees and elbows rubbed raw. The procession of St. Lazarus is one of the largest yearly religious processions in ...

Dressed in an array of costumes, dogs in Mayasa, Nicaragua joined their owners for a colorful celebration recognizing the patron saint of beggars and the sick Dressed in an array of costumes, dogs in ...