New film ‘The Ritual’ tells true story of the United States’ most-documented exorcism — By: Catholic News Agency

Al Pacino as Father Theophilus Riesinger in “The Ritual.” / Credit: XYZ Films CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 15:21 pm (CNA). In 1928, Father Joseph Steiger, a priest at St. Joseph’s in Earling, Iowa, was approached with an urgent concern. A 46-year-old woman named Emma Schmidt was experiencing blackouts, aversions to holy objects, and…

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