The Vatican is adamantly denying that Pope Francis ... "That was a true exorcism," he said of Francis' prayer. "Exorcisms aren't just done according to the rules of the ritual." ...

who agreed there was "no doubt" that Francis either performed an exorcism or a prayer to free the man from the devil. The Vatican was more cautious Tuesday. In a statement, it said Francis "didn't ...

The Vatican has opened its doors for its annual exorcism course amid increasing demand among some of the world's Catholic communities. As many as 250 priests from 50 countries have arrived in Rome ...

"This is very dangerous." The Vatican's course, "Exorcism and Prayer of Liberation.” provides the tools needed to cast demonic spirits from human hosts, according to its official website.

by JACKSON SINNENBERG | The National Desk TOPICS: VATICAN CITY (TND ... The “Rite of Exorcism” is the formal ritual of prayer undertaken by exorcists to drive out evil.

Prayers of deliverance or liberation tend ... of Catholic Bishops offering priests an English version of the Vatican’s exorcism handbook in 2017. Soon after his election, Pope Francis himself ...

While not denying any potential theatrics from the dark side, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops even now calls exorcism merely a "a specific form of prayer that the Church uses against the ...

It wasn't until 1986, aged 61, that he was made an apprentice to Vatican exorcist Rev. Candido Amantini ... come to me to live a life of faith and prayer,” he said before his death in 2016.