The individual confirmed to police that the holy water was contaminated with urine, police said. Police were able to identify the man as Sokoll through a Pennsylvania Justice Network photo, according ...

A man went to a pedestal containing holy water and 'desecrated it by polluting it with urine,' according to the police report ...

York City Police say a man allegedly polluted St. Patrick Catholic Church's holy water with urine.

Many pagan Celtic traditions from medieval times were incorporated into Marian veneration, the most notable of which was the collection of flowers. Flowers were used to decorate grottoes, altars and ...

Blending pagan rituals with Catholic tradition, Dyngus Day in Buffalo is a lighthearted festival to celebrate the end of Lent ...

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

Re blessed the coffin with holy water and incense as the choir sang ... Pope Francis’ funeral marks the first day in the Catholic Church’s traditional nine-day mourning period that will ...

More than anything, the church needs a pastor like Pope Francis who is committed to the synodal process to keep the balance ...