Pope Leo XIV has praised the work of priests who carry out exorcism, the ritualistic eviction of evil spirits and demons, in ...

The Vatican’s rejection of the appeal, the bishop noted, means the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer remains under the ban. ‘There’s God, and there’s demons, and the only way to get rid of them is Jesus, ...

A religious institute in New Zealand has lost its appeal to the Vatican to continue public ministry in the Diocese of Christchurch after the local bishop ordered the ban amid allegations of ...

The Rev. Amorth, chief exorcist in the Vatican, says he treated 70,000 cases. March 11, 2010 -- Inside his small third floor office at Vatican City, the Rev. Gabriel Amorth prepares for his next ...

When the Vatican updated its exorcism ritual in 1999, Cardinal Jorge Media Estevez assured CNN that instances of genuine demonic possession were "not that great [and] rather scarce." This makes the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' obsession with the devil took on remarkable new twists this week with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different ...

If it weren’t for the dog collar, the robes and occasional background of a church, one would be forgiven for thinking, judging by his Instagram profile, that Father Ambrogio Mazzai was a fitness ...

We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave. Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope, the first U.S. pontiff in ...

The official website of the Vatican for the first time has been refreshed since it was created in the 1990s, prominently featuring multimedia content and online links to other Vatican offices and ...