Each year, services on St. Francis’ feast day draw humans and animals alike to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.
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Medieval monastics were often discouraged from owning companion animals, which were viewed as a distraction, a religion scholar explains.
Pope Francis has laid emphasis on protecting the environment, but he’s not the only pope to speak about caring for nature.
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