TANACU, Romania — The whispers started in April in the mind of the 23-year-old nun. In the heart of an Orthodox convent in Romania’s impoverished northeast, doctors say, Maricica Irina Cornici ...
Editor's note: This part 2 of an opinion series on churches of Orthodoxy. Part 1, "American converts are flooding ancient churches of Orthodoxy," is available online at reporternews.com. The Orthodox ...
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian priest who led a days-long exorcism ritual for a young nun that ended with the woman’s death was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison. Four nuns were also ...
The Orthodox baptism rite includes a three-stage exorcism that is extremely detailed about the spiritual warfare that surrounds new Christians. It concludes with this appeal to God: "Redeeming this ...
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian Orthodox monk has been indicted in the death of a 23-year-old nun in an apparent exorcism in which she was allegedly bound to a cross, had a towel stuffed into her ...
BUCHAREST, Romania – A former priest began a seven-year jail term Wednesday for murdering a young nun during an exorcism ritual when she was bound, chained to a cross and denied food and water for ...
Local Ukrainian officials say representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church held a procession to drive out "demons" at the Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces made a stand during the final ...
Editor's note: This part 2 of an opinion series on churches of Orthodoxy. Part 1 is available here online. The Orthodox baptism rite includes a three-stage exorcism that is extremely detailed about ...