On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 56, was taken into custody on Dec. 24 after incidents at the Holy Angels Catholic ... at one church and then poured whiskey into the holy water at the second ...

Then hours later at midnight Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Leonardtown, he allegedly dumped whisky into the holy water and threatened parishioners, the sheriff’s office said.

At the invocation of each person of the Most Holy Trinity, the priest immerses the candidate in the water and raises ... yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe ...

One feature of a Catholic church is the altar ... The font is a basin that holds holy water and is where Catholics are baptised and become part of the Church. A font can be made out of wood ...

Fifteen married couples fully entered the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony by having their marriages convalidated in a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Feb. 8, the second day of Wor ...

On the steps of the baroque Church of St Anthony, 87-year-old priest Angel Garcia sprinkled holy water on the creatures, wishing them good health as well as happiness for their owners. Some ...