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Catholic Church Reportedly Seeing Increased Requests for Exorcisms, by Felix Miller – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Felix Miller, Catholic Vote, January 6, 2026

The Catholic Church in the U.S. has reportedly seen a surge in requests for exorcisms in the past few years, leading to an increased number of priests being trained as exorcists, according to recent reports.

The Catholic Church teaches that demons are real and that they can possess human beings. According to paragraph 1673 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, there are two forms of exorcism: the simple form, which occurs at every baptism, and the solemn or “major” exorcism, which deals with serious cases of demonic possession. …

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