Video. Dogs receive holy water blessing in Bolivia ceremony
- Updated: 17/08/2026 - 7:01 GMT+2 Dogs and owners attend a Saint Roch Mass in La Paz, Bolivia, where pets receive blessings and worshippers honour animals that have died.
- Dogs and their owners filled San Pedro Church in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday for a Mass marking the feast of Saint Roch, the patron saint of dogs.
- The footage shows worshippers holding their pets during the service before receiving Communion and having the animals blessed with holy water.
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- Updated: 17/08/2026 - 7:01 GMT+2 Dogs and owners attend a Saint Roch Mass in La Paz, Bolivia, where pets receive blessings and worshippers honour animals that have died.
- Dogs and their owners filled San Pedro Church in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday for a Mass marking the feast of Saint Roch, the patron saint of dogs.
- The footage shows worshippers holding their pets during the service before receiving Communion and having the animals blessed with holy water.
Sources: Euronews