A worshipper takes holy water from an automatic dispenser at a church near Milan, Italy, Nov. 10. (Click "read more" to see the photo.) Parishes in northern Italy have begun installing automatic holy ...

Germ-fearing churchgoers can enjoy a sprinkle of holy water without worry, thanks to an inventive Queens firefighter. John Hartel has created an automatic dispenser that allows people to get a palmful ...

An Irish American firefighter has eased the worries of millions of church goers around the world by inventing an automatic holy water dispenser that eliminates the possibility of catching germs while ...

If the only thing keeping you from fighting off those evil spirits has been your fear of the communal pool of holy water that you just know has to be teeming with bacteria, fireman John Hartel is here ...

An Italian inventor has come up with a way to avoid sacrificing your soul for your health: It's an automatic holy-water dispenser. Fear that reaching into a communal fount would spread swine flu has ...

Some churches in Italy are installing automatic holy water dispensers that, much like soap dispensers, squirt out an individual portion when you place your hand underneath it. To fight swine flu, of ...

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic ...

Many churches had suspended the tradition of keeping holy water in open fonts into which people dipped their hands following the outbreak of the H1N1 virus. But an Italian inventor has combined faith ...

Catholic churches in Italy are installing automatic holy water dispensers to help reduce the risk of spreading swine flu. The outbreak of the H1N1 virus has led many churches to suspend the tradition ...

To combat swine flu, an Italian inventor has devised a touch-free holy water dispenser. The dispenser works like an automatic soap dispenser, squirting out a stream of holy water when one of the ...

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic ...