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 ...

DENVER, Colo. — After photos appearing to depict blessings or baptisms by water gun went viral online, several priests cautioned that Catholics should take care to treat sacred objects and rites with ...

Epiphany is one of the most important Orthodox holidays, which symbolizes the moment of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the ...

Even though Pope Francis recently called whisky the “real holy water,” one archdiocese in the Philippines is warning that there’s no substitute for the real thing. The Archdiocese of San Fernando’s ...

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 ...

In his temple they all cry, "Glory!" 10 The LORD sat enthroned above the flood; the LORD sits as king forever. 11 The LORD ...