Across the globe, Catholic churches have emptied holy water fonts in an effort to stall the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it’s officially known. From India to the U.K., the U.S. and even to ...

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European tourists who toted home bottles of water from a holy well in Ethiopia were likely hoping for blessings and spiritual cleansing—but instead carried an infectious curse and got an intestinal ...

Heron of Alexandria created over a startling 80 inventions during his lifetime, and most of them relied on the properties of air and water. One of the most fascinating? The first ever vending machine, ...

A Detroit priest used a squirt gun filled with holy water to bless churchgoers during a socially distant service — and photos of the decidedly unorthodox event have now gone viral on social media.

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I was baptized in a swimming pool in my childhood pastor’s backyard. I was seven. Asked to make a confession of faith, I mumbled something incoherent through chattering teeth. I was focused on the ...