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  • Holy, not horror: New guide explains hidden ministry of exorcism

    Holy, not horror: New guide explains hidden ministry of exorcism

    • Aug 13, 2020

    One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: Exorcism.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Vatican-recognized exorcists’ group offers guidelines for ‘quality control’

    Vatican-recognized exorcists’ group offers guidelines for ‘quality control’

    • Jul 19, 2020

    The guidelines come in response to a perception that there are too many rogue operators, both clerical and lay, who claim to perform exorcisms but who aren’t authorized to do so.

    By Crux Staff
  • More help needed for those who feel cursed, possessed, says exorcist

    More help needed for those who feel cursed, possessed, says exorcist

    • Mar 23, 2019

    The Catholic Church, through its priests, deacons and lay experts, must do more to listen to, comfort and assist those who feel troubled, tempted, cursed or possessed, said an Italian exorcist.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Priest says exorcism is ministry of healing that helps suffering people

    Priest says exorcism is ministry of healing that helps suffering people

    • Oct 25, 2017

    A California-based exorcist says the ministry of exorcism and deliverance is a ministry of healing. “It is not the drama of Hollywood, although there is drama. This is primarily a ministry of healing. We have a responsibility as church to provide pastoral care,” Father Gary Thomas said.

    By Peter Finney Jr.
  • After performing 6,000 exorcisms, this priest says the devil fears him

    After performing 6,000 exorcisms, this priest says the devil fears him

    • Jan 20, 2017

    An 80-year-old Mexican exorcist, Father Francisco Lopez Sedano, has conducted at least 6,000 exorcisms and claims that as a consequence the devil is afraid of him. Sedano talks about the three main things that he has learned though his experience as an exorcist. The first? don’t be fooled. The Devil is a person, not a thing.

    By Catholic News Agency
  • Don’t exaggerate threat from Satanism, but don’t dismiss it either

    Don’t exaggerate threat from Satanism, but don’t dismiss it either

    • Aug 19, 2016

    Granted, “Satanism” as it’s expressed today is often little more than a form of adolescent rebellion, and the threat it poses to Christianity in places such as Oklahoma shouldn’t be exaggerated, but that’s no reason for Christians to dismiss it altogether.

    By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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