There are approximately 150 Catholic priests in the United States who practice exorcism, an ancient practice to rid people, places and objects of demonic influence. There is even a protocol for ...

The number of U.S. Catholic priests trained as exorcists has grown exponentially Lampert began practicing exorcisms in 2005. At that point, there were only around 12 Catholic priests in the United ...

Exorcisms are a frequent fascination for the film industry, ... The 2023 movie The Pope's Exorcist, based on the memoirs of the real Catholic priest and exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, ...

Exorcism has been a part of Christianity from the beginning. The Bible's New Testament tells of Jesus performing them and authorizing his disciples to do the same, Columbus Catholic Bishop Earl K ...

"Catholic exorcisms require an episcopal or bishop approval, and the priests need to be trained in that," he says. "There's a whole bureaucratic process to having an exorcism approved.

The Catholic church doesn’t allow women to conduct the Rite of Exorcism. But due to the rise in demonic possessions , they open more exorcism schools worldwide, including St. Michael’s in the U.S.

Popularly known as the Vatican’s exorcist for his decades-long work in Rome, the Italian-born Catholic priest Gabriele Amorth, S.S.P., was a controversial figure. An imposing man with a severe ...

The International Association of Exorcists, for its part, praised the 2016 documentary Deliver Us, saying this shows “what exorcism really is in the Catholic Church and “the authentic traits ...

The 400-member organization, which includes Orthodox and Protestant exorcists as well as Catholic, is holding its bi-annual training course for exorcists next month.

The Ritual co-writer/director David Midell and star Abigail Cowen talk how their new exorcism horror movie mixes its true story with creative fiction.