Holy water from an Ethiopian well, renowned for its "healing properties," barely evaded sparking a cholera outbreak. The well was implicated in the infection of at least seven individuals ...

In January 2025, seven people in Europe came down with cholera after sipping or splashing themselves with holy water brought from a sacred Ethiopian well. The holy water, it turns out, was teeming ...

Health officials in Europe have reported an outbreak of superbug cholera traced back to tainted holy water sourced from Ethiopia. Health officials in Germany and the UK detailed the strange ...

European tourists who toted home bottles of water from a holy well in Ethiopia were likely hoping for blessings and spiritual cleansing—but instead carried an infectious curse and got an ...

The Rev. Stephen Kanonik — known as Father Steve at St. Benedict parish on the North Side, where he was pastor — didn’t offer your average holy water blessing. The typical priest might offer ...