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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON (CNS)
-- U.S. bishops are looking for a few good men to become exorcists.
In response to growing interest in the rite of exorcism and a shortage of trained exorcists nationwide, the bishops are sponsoring a two-day conference just prior to their 2010 fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in Baltimore.
Interest in the Nov. 12-13 Conference on the Liturgical and Pastoral Practice of Exorcism proved great. When registration closed Nov. 1, 56 bishops and 66 priests had signed up.
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Exorcism requests on the rise in French-speaking Switzerland
Representatives of the Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Fribourg and Geneva say they responded last year to 550 people who said they were possessed by the devil. That’s a third more than in 2006.
Also quoted this week is the priest in charge of exorcisms for the canton of Vaud, who says genuine exorcisms are extremely rare. He reckons there are really only about four or five per year. But for many of us, even the idea of a real-life exorcism seems far-fetched.
To look more closely at this phenomenon, Susan Flory speaks to Professor Michael Felder, a professor of theology at the University of Fribourg...
Romanian bishop's beatification recalls communist-era persecutions. Published in the 11/1/2010edition of The Pilot
Romanian bishop's beatification recalls communist-era persecutions. Published in the 11/1/2010edition of The Pilot
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Posted: 11/1/2010
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- The Oct. 30 beatification of a martyred bishop will be an "important reminder" of the church's communist-era persecution and serve to boost the country's Christian faith, the head of Romania's Catholic Church said.
"We've tried to draw the attention of all Romanians to this great event, which will be marked by the ringing of church bells nationwide," said Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest in advance of the beatification of Bishop Szilard Bogdanffy, the ethnic Hungarian prelate who died after being tortured in a communist-run Romanian prison.
"We must hope the new generations can understand what happened to the church at the time, and what we're celebrating today," he said. "Although it all happened in a very different era, today's young people need links with those who lived before, to see and recognize the witness we share with them."
The beatification of Bishop Bogdanffy was set for the northern city of Oradea, 47 years after the prelate's death at age 42.
In a Catholic News Service interview, Archbishop Robu said the honoring of a Latin-rite bishop from Romania's Hungarian minority would focus attention on the fate of Christians from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
"The idea being faithful to the point of martyrdom is something understandable to everyone which goes beyond matters of identity and belonging," Archbishop Robu said.
"Although this beatification will draw attention to one part of the church, the church itself is always one. Work is still under way two decades after the collapse of communist rule on acts of martyrdom. But it's important we can now begin to recognize what the martyrs did for the faith," he said.
Christians were persecuted in Romania under communist rule, which lasted from the end of World War II until the December 1989 "Winter Revolution."
In 2003, commissions from the country's churches drew up a ''National Christian Martyrology," a listing of people killed for their faith-based actions. The list includes 340 Christians including 50 Latin-rite Catholics.
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Posted: 11/1/2010
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- The Oct. 30 beatification of a martyred bishop will be an "important reminder" of the church's communist-era persecution and serve to boost the country's Christian faith, the head of Romania's Catholic Church said.
"We've tried to draw the attention of all Romanians to this great event, which will be marked by the ringing of church bells nationwide," said Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest in advance of the beatification of Bishop Szilard Bogdanffy, the ethnic Hungarian prelate who died after being tortured in a communist-run Romanian prison.
"We must hope the new generations can understand what happened to the church at the time, and what we're celebrating today," he said. "Although it all happened in a very different era, today's young people need links with those who lived before, to see and recognize the witness we share with them."
The beatification of Bishop Bogdanffy was set for the northern city of Oradea, 47 years after the prelate's death at age 42.
In a Catholic News Service interview, Archbishop Robu said the honoring of a Latin-rite bishop from Romania's Hungarian minority would focus attention on the fate of Christians from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
"The idea being faithful to the point of martyrdom is something understandable to everyone which goes beyond matters of identity and belonging," Archbishop Robu said.
"Although this beatification will draw attention to one part of the church, the church itself is always one. Work is still under way two decades after the collapse of communist rule on acts of martyrdom. But it's important we can now begin to recognize what the martyrs did for the faith," he said.
Christians were persecuted in Romania under communist rule, which lasted from the end of World War II until the December 1989 "Winter Revolution."
In 2003, commissions from the country's churches drew up a ''National Christian Martyrology," a listing of people killed for their faith-based actions. The list includes 340 Christians including 50 Latin-rite Catholics.
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