BALTIMORE — The rite, those few priests who have performed it say, can unfold as a quiet prayer session or a show of violence. The afflicted person may curse the cleric, speak in a voice not his or ...

Many horror movies centered on demonic possession and exorcism involve trained priests who seem to know what they are doing. But Prey for the Devil follows a nun just starting her spiritual education.

NEW YORK -- Citing a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms. The two-day training, which ended Saturday ...

“There is a war being waged between Good and Evil. Faith in God will lead us in one direction, lack of faith will lead us in another.” That is how Father Vincent Lampert, Catholic priest and ...

(The Conversation) — In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed. (The Conversation) — In September 2021, a 3-year-old was killed ...

ROME—The pandemic was hard on almost everyone with lockdowns and other restrictions, but it appears to have been particularly trying for the demonically possessed. The world’s Catholic exorcists were ...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - New Line Cinema has taken possession of "The Rite," the true story of an American priest who studied at an exorcism school in Italy. Sign up here. The project is based ...

(The Conversation) — On April 14, 2023, Sony Pictures released “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a horror film inspired by the life of the Rev. Gabriele Amorth. Amorth served as the exorcist for the Diocese of ...