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February 18, 2021

Bishop ‘cleanses’ Colombian city

Colombian Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura rides atop a fire truck during a protest against growing drug violence Feb. 10. The bishop boarded the fire truck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil.

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The bishop of a Colombian city suffering from a deadly spike in drug violence boarded a fire truck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil.

Published in International
May 17, 2017

Russians fight 'WannaCry' ransomware virus with holy water

After ransomware "WannaCry" hacked as many as 200,000 computers worldwide, Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs invited Patriarch Kirill to bless its computers.

MOSCOW, Russia – After malware hacked as many as 200,000 computers throughout the world, the Russians have an idea: blessing the computers with holy water.

Published in International