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 ...

ODESSA, Texas — When people arrived at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Church for service this past Sunday it was the first time they had been greeted by holy water in nearly 5 months. COVID-19 has forced so ...

Archbishop Martin Jumoad on Tuesday, Aug. 5, announces the temporary closure of St. John the Baptist Parish in Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, after the desecration of its holy water font. (Credit: DXDD ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Roman Catholic authorities in Jerusalem have instructed their priests to give communion by hand only, rather than placing the wafers on worshippers' tongues, and to empty holy ...