Following the death of Margaret della Metola in 1320, every step taken by the Roman Catholic Church to investigate her sanctity has been done quietly and on the cheap. Mother Church’s reticence in this regard over the past 700 years seems quite perplexing.

NEW YORK. It’s important to bear in mind that, however credible its source material may be, the ostensibly fact-based possession tale “The Pope’s Exorcist” (R, Sony) remains a Hollywood horror movie. Considered as such, the film starts off promisingly enough but eventually becomes overheated and lurid.

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter

We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection, until you come again.” — Memorial Acclamation, Option No. 1.

(Editor’s note: On March 31, the Pontifical North American College in Rome, which is the U.S. bishops’ seminary in Rome, announced that Father Jim Baron has been appointed Coordinator of Intellectual Formation effective July 1 and continuing until June 30, 2027. The Herald sat down with Father Baron to find out more about his new role.