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 ...

Rev. Stephen Kanonik, Chicago priest who'd drench parishioners with holy water during blessings, dead at 68 “You can never have enough holy water for a blessing,” the priest at St. Benedict ...

Religious of the Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy take a selfie during festivities June 25 celebrating the 25th anniversary of ...

Anna Picasso, left, outreach coordinator for Detroit Catholic Campus Ministry, offers a bottle of holy water to a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit on Aug. 26, 2024.