Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian pours the newly-made Holy Oil into the water, as part of the blessing ceremony, while Fr. Daron Stepanian and the Rev. Sahak Kaishian look on.

Sept. 14, 2013 -- Despite its purported cleansing properties, holy water could actually be more harmful than healing, according to a new Austrian study on "holy" springs.

The holy anointing oil at the coronation of King Charles III will be animal-cruelty free. The oil has previously contained wax from the intestines of sperm whales and civet secretions.

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.

“Any man of God that sells oil and water with the claim that if you use it, your business will boom, such people are witch doctors. “Jesus never sold any holy water or anointing oil to anybody.

Thieves are targeting elderly members of the Chinese community by using a “blessed water” scam to steal money and belongings, Chicago police warned. In each incident, the victims approached by ...

Blessed Water is the more common of the two purification materials, and you have two ways to find it. The first way and the method that’ll likely get you the most Blessed Water, is finding it in ...