A new guide compiled by the international association and approved by the Vatican aims to provide an authoritative, up-to-date and accurate look at the quiet backstage ministry of exorcism. Father Francesco Bamonte, a member of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — Several dozen people joined San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as he led the rosary June 27 and recited the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel for protection from evil at the site of the now-toppled statue of
Question: During a homily about doing battle against the devil, a priest said that the greatest weapons were the sacraments, St. Michael, the Blessed Mother, holy water and blessed salt. He said to make sure it was blessed with the traditional blessing
Question: I have heard that demons, because they come from differing choirs of angels, are not all the same in terms of both authority and intelligence. I think we tend to envision angels as all being alike, with different jobs or
Question: The classic horror film and novel “The Exorcist” are certainly terrifying and not without their criticisms. However, I personally find them both to be deeply religious, spiritual and incredibly faith-affirming. As Catholics, is it wrong to embrace such controversial entertainment? —
Horror movies where the devil is real and the solution is Catholic have become a genre unto themselves. It is ironic that, as Mass attendance wanes, interest in Catholic-themed horror movies grows. Warner Brothers’ “The Conjuring” franchise taps into a bigger universe
Question: I am an 86-year-old Catholic, and I am trying to remember the three signs of demonic possession that I was taught. I seem to recall that they are coldness, objects moving by themselves, and the third I can’t remember. Can you