Devil Archives

Jesus’s cross is the ‘antidote’ to ‘venom’ of scandal, pope says

Apr 1, 2021

Pope Francis on Thursday kicked off his second virtual Holy Week by telling priests that the cross of Jesus Christ, always present in their ministry, is the antidote to the “poison” of the devil, who tries to undo God’s work through lies and scandal.

By Elise Ann Allen

Protesters say out with Cyprus’s ‘Satanic’ Eurovision entry

Mar 7, 2021

Dozens of Orthodox Christian faithful held up wooden crosses and sang Church hymns outside of Cyprus’s state broadcaster on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of the country’s controversial entry for the Eurovision song contest — titled “El Diablo” — that they say promotes satanic worship.

By Menelaos Hadjicostis

Exorcists condemn children’s demon book as seductive, dangerous

Dec 17, 2019

A group of international exorcists has raised the alarm about a new children’s book teaching kids how to interact with and summon demons, saying the publication is not only a spiritual threat, but is a disguised attempt to lure young people into satanism.

By Elise Harris

Don’t join devil’s game of jealousy, pope says at Mass

Nov 12, 2019

The devil is real and is so jealous of Jesus and the salvation Jesus offers that he tries everything he can to divide people and make them attack each other, Pope Francis said.

By Cindy Wooden

Jesuit devil debacle draws fire from exorcist across ecumenical lines

Aug 29, 2019

Father Enrich Junger, an Anglican exorcist, has joined the chorus of those voicing concern over recent comments by Jesuit Father General Arturo Sosa saying the devil is not a real person, but a symbol.

By Elise Harris

USCCB releases pope’s book on devil, spiritual tools to combat evil

Jun 1, 2019

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a new book of Pope Francis’s teachings on the history of the devil, “his empty promises and works” and “how we can actively combat him.”

By Catholic News Service

Rome exorcism summit sees social media as boon to Satanic groups

May 7, 2019

Organizers of an annual Rome conference say demonic forces are on the rise in the world today, in part by appealing to youth via social media.

By Claire Giangravè

French prelate convicted of cover-up may be ‘not innocent’, pope says

Mar 31, 2019

Pope Francis said Sunday it’s possible that French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who’s appealing a recent six-month suspended jail sentence for failing to report a charge of sex abuse by one of his priests, “is not innocent.”

By Inés San Martín