exorcism
Tennessee preacher Greg Locke says demons told him names of witches in his church
By Bob Smietana — February 15, 2022
(RNS) — Controversial Tennessee preacher Greg Locke has turned from claims of election fraud to conversations with demons.
Vatican on rapper’s mock baptism: ‘They don’t make provocateurs like they used to’
By Claire Giangravé — February 3, 2022
(RNS) — The Vatican’s response to an Italian rapper’s mock baptism on stage suggests the church hierarchy is coming to terms with artists’ flouting of Catholic imagery.
Kenya’s Legio Maria sprouts believers in the shadow of the Catholic Church
By Tonny Onyulo — August 22, 2018
KISUMU, Kenya (RNS) – The group is often mistaken as being Catholic because it celebrates the main elements of the traditional Latin Mass. But its beliefs are anything but.
Beyond Halloween: Witches, devils, trials and executions
By Thomas Reese — October 24, 2017
(RNS) — As Halloween approaches, the Rev. David Collins, a Jesuit professor of history at Georgetown University, takes us back to a time in European history when witches were persecuted and executed by society.
A satanic movement seeks political change
By guest — April 27, 2016
The Satanic Temple and the motion picture studio behind "The Witch" have collaborated on a multicity tour called The Sabbat Cycle, which consists of screenings of the film followed by politically driven satanic rituals.
Pope Francis: The devil is real and don’t underestimate him
By Josephine McKenna — October 30, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "The devil exists and we must fight against him," Pope Francis warned.
Pope Francis thanks exorcists for showing ‘love’ to the possessed
By Josephine McKenna — October 28, 2014
ROME (RNS) About 300 exorcists from around the world held their first-ever convention in Rome and expressed concern about the number of people turning to Satanism and the occult.
Activists call on British government to deport African exorcist
By Trevor Grundy — April 16, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Helen Ukpabio specializes in “liberating” captives in "deliverance sessions" and holds house meetings in London with people who believe she has power to expel demons.
‘Exorcist’ creators haunt Georgetown 40 years later
By Brian Truitt — October 10, 2013
Returning to one of the key scenes from "The Exorcist" feels like a religious experience for the creative minds behind the 1973 film classic.
Catholic priest suggests Satan made James Holmes a killer
By David Gibson — July 27, 2012
(RNS) A Catholic priest has suggested that Satan may have driven accused killer James Holmes to open fire at a Colorado cinema, continuing the religious debate over a shooting that claimed 12 lives and wounded 58 more. By David Gibson.
Faith, not spinning heads, takes center stage in ‘Exorcist’ play
By Angela Aleiss — July 3, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Mention the word “exorcism” to most people, and you get descriptions of levitating bodies, spinning heads, oozing green bile and hissing serpentine tongues. But don’t expect to see these eye-popping visual effects in this summer’s stage version of “The Exorcist” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. By Angela Aleiss.
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