Holy water is a pretty regular feature at Catholic churches, so why were some commentators on social media in an uproar over ...

The unidentified man circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure ...

At Castel Gandolfo last week, Pope Leo XIV managed to make global headlines—but not for preaching the gospel. Instead, he ...

After the incident, Pope Leo ordered emergency purification rites "to restore the holiness of the place and ask forgiveness ...

Have you ever heard the phrase “there must be something in the water”? I probably first started to understand this notion 50 years ago, as a Catholic kid growing up during “The Exorcist” cultural ...

Holy water is a special kind of blessed water used in the Catholic Church to help people feel closer to God and prepare for prayer they are about to offer. It is utilized in many rituals and ...

(Gray News) - A man in Maryland was arrested after he disrupted two churches' Christmas Eve services, including pouring whiskey into the holy water. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said 56-year ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a nominal ...

Pet blessings were offered outdoors throughout the Chicago area over the weekend, marking Saturday’s 2025 Feast Day of St.

Holy Family Catholic Academy has not been able to use its taps for months. Pre-K teacher Mary-Anne McMillin assisted Micah DeCosta at a hand-washing station on Thursday. “Good job!” McMillin calls ...