Exorcists in U.S. dioceses keep a very low profile. In 1999, the church updated the Rite of Exorcism, cautioning that "all must be done to avoid the perception that exorcism is magic or superstition." ...

The church prefers the rite of exorcism be performed in the presence of images of the crucified Christ. A small group of faithful may be present with the priest and the person.

Some Catholic officials hope “The Rite” will do the same. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., convened a conference on exorcism last year in Baltimore that drew more than 50 bishops ...

According to 2019 report from Saint Louis University, a team of Jesuit priests spent weeks performing the Catholic rite of exorcism, a spiritual cleansing process used only in rare cases to expel ...

Through exorcism rituals, a Catholic priest freed Doe of his demons. At the time, The Washington Post called it “perhaps one of the most remarkable experiences of its kind in recent religious ...

Exorcists in U.S. dioceses keep a low profile. In 1999, the church updated the Rite of Exorcism, cautioning that "all must be done to avoid the perception that exorcism is magic or superstition." ...

The rite is relatively brief, consisting of blessings with holy water, prayers and an interrogation of the devil in which the exorcist demands to know the devil's name, how many are present and ...

Although the Rite of Exorcism is associated with driving demons out of people who are possessed, there is also a minor exorcism prayer for infestations — spaces the devil has taken over.