Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A pilgrim prays with her dog at the Catholic shrine of Saint Antao, near Obidos January 17, 2012. Thousands of pilgrims visit this shrine to celebrate the day of Saint Antao. The shrine was built in 1386, and its saint is invoked in case of any animal disease or to aspire a good litter. It is the tradition to eat sausage and drink wine after a mass in commemoration of the saint during the pilgrimage. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (PORTUGAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Pilgrims pray at the Catholic shrine of Saint Antao, near Obidos ...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Pilgrims pray at the Catholic shrine of Saint Antao, near Obidos January 17, 2012. Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine to celebrate the day of Saint Antao. The shrine was built in 1386, and its saint is invoked in case of any animal disease or to aspire a good litter. It is the tradition to eat sausage and drink wine after a mass in commemoration of the saint during the pilgrimage. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (PORTUGAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A Catholic priest holds a mass before the start of the first ...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A Catholic priest holds a mass before the start of the first trading session of 2012, inside the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in the Makati financial district of Manila January 2, 2012. Daily trading hours at the local bourse have been extended for the second time in three months from Monday as the PSE prepares for a planned link-up with other Southeast Asian markets later this year. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)
Catholic faithful attend an outdoor mass honoring Cuba's patron ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:50:02 +0100 (AP) - Catholic faithful attend an outdoor mass honoring Cuba's patron saint, Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre or Our Lady of Charity, in Havana, Cuba, Friday Dec. 30, 2011. Some 3,000 people gathered Friday afternoon in the Avenida del Puerto, the final point of the patron saint̢۪s 16-month national pilgrimage that marked the 400th anniversary of the Virgin's discovery. The statue traveled an estimated 18,600 miles. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega (R), leader of Cuba's Catholic ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega (R), leader of Cuba's Catholic Church, conducts an outdoor mass marking the end of a national pilgrimage by a statue of the island's patron saint the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in Havana December 30, 2011. The original statue of Our Lady of Charity, normally kept in the Sanctuary of El Cobre in Santiago de Cuba, is currently on a countrywide parade to mark the 400th anniversary of its finding. According to legend, the statue was found by three fishermen in the sea. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)
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