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US cardinal: Exorcist role should be ‘private’ after priest’s removal tied to UFO controversy

US cardinal: Exorcist role should be ‘private’ after priest’s removal tied to UFO controversy

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs. The post US cardinal: Exorcist role should be ‘private’ after priest’s removal tied to UFO controversy first appeared on OSV News.