exorcisms

L🎃et us spray: Bishop to dump holy water on entire city from helicopter 

 A Catholic bishop in Colombia is going to new heights in eff🅘orts⛄ to perform an exorcism: He plans to spray holy water over an entire city from a helicopter, according...

Kids accused of 'witchcraft' in UK drowned, slashed and burned

Mardoche Yembi was like any other🦄 eight-year-old boy: he loved soccer and played in goal for a youth team in London and enjoyed spending time with his friends at school....

 ꦚ Real-life exorcisms are nothing like the movies

When most people think of exorcisms, the first thing that comes to mind is🐽 a little girl strapped to a bed, her head turning 360 degrees as shꦆe vomits green... 

Sisters accused of kidnapping, assaulting woman during 'exorcism'

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two sisꩲters have been accused of kidnapping a woman and assaulting her during an exorcism attempt. Columbia police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said in a news release Monday... 🏅

෴ 21st century exorcists learn to cast out demons with a cellphone

ROME — About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered on Monday for a week-long course in c﷽a✤sting out demons - including by cellphone if necessary - amid increased demand for the service... 

Priest a🌠ccused of using exorcisms to sexually assault women

A Catholic priest in Italy has been꧒ busted for allegedly using exorcism to sexually assault young women, telling them they’d be “punished” by “anꦕgels and saints” if they didn’t comply,...

Vatican rolls out exorcism training course to counter rise in 'demonic possessions'

They need𒀰 help battling your demons. After seeing a three-fold increase in the demand for exorcisms, the Vatican announce♏d last week it would hold a week-long conference to train priests...

'Psychic' paid $3.5M for exorcisms sentenced for tax evasion

BOSTON — A purported psychic who charged an elderly Mas🌺sachusetts woman $3.5 million for exorcisms and "spiritual cleansing" has been sentenced for evading taxes. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Sally Ann...

ꦬ Inmate dies after nurse allegedly tried to perform exorcism

A nurse was barred from working at an Oklahoma jail after onlookers claimed she attempted to conduct an exorcism on an inmate instead of offering medical help during an inciden𒁃t....

 Vatican make🌳s it much easier for Americans to perform exorcisms♊

The Vatican approved an English-language translation of the exorcism rituals, reports said. The rituals we♔re first officially promu💖lgated in 1999 in the De Exorcismis et Supplicationibus Quibusdam, which codified centuries-old...

Pastor jailed for helping minister perform sick 'sex exorcisms'

A pastor who helped a minister sexually assault female parishioners has been jailed for more than eight years. Laurence Peterson, 59, blocked doors and held victims down a🦩s Rev. John...

Lord, exorcisms are really bad for mental heal🌳th 🥂 

An exorcism "explosion" is putting people’s mental health at risk, a British report into♛ the booming religious practice warns. The report, issued by Christian and social issues think-tank Theos, says...

Mom stripped, beat and choked 11-year-old daughter in apparent 'exorcism': cops

An exorcism performed on a naked 11-year-old Norther♍n California girl nearly resulted in the child’s death — and authorities say the exorcist was the girl’s mother. Kimberly Felder, 45 of...

Pastor gets prison fo🌠r killing woman during exorcism

A Nicaraguan pastor was sentenced to 36 years in prison for killing a woman thrown naked onto a fiꦜre during an exorcism. Evangelical pastor Juan Rocha, 23, along with four...

 Suspect says decapitation happened after exorcism ༒

ꦉ A Kansas woman charged with decapitating her ex-boyfriend’s mother – allegedly leaving the victim’s head in the kit🍨chen sink – said an exorcism was performed in her home just days...

Villagers say this 'demonic' voodoo doll is torturing their town

Villagers in a small Central American town are blaming violent convulsions on a voodoo doll. Up to 30 residents living in Santa Tomas, Guatemala, c🅘laim they have been “possessed by...

Church allegedly burns woman to death during exorcism ꦯ

A bound and nak🏅ed woman was burned to death during a🍬n exorcism in Nicaragua after she was hurled onto a flaming pyre, according to a new report. Vilma Trujillo, 25,...

How a suburban boy's demonic possession inspired 'The Exorcist'

The horror began in January 1949 with a dripping sound — a faint trickle of distant water somewhere behind the walls of the Cottage City, Md., house.꧑ Soon, a crucifix...

T💃his exorcism-performing priest believes the devil now fears ♉him

A Catholic🦄 priest in Mexico has performed so many exorcisms, he claims the devil now fears him, according to a report Friday. Francisco Lopez, 80, has a conducted a head-twisting...

'Exorcist' priest died after 'possessed' child spoke to him

A “possessed” child is believed to be the culprit behind the death of the Irish priest who inspired “The Exorcist,” a new documentary claims. Malachi Martin went to per💞form an... ꦗ