Religion · Washington, DC Metro · August 11, 2026
Removed Exorcist Rossetti Relaunches Deliverance Ministry in Archdiocese
Thedialog.org reports that Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, previously removed from an official exorcist role, has relaunched a deliverance ministry within an archdiocese, described in the report as the Washington archdiocese. Confirmed at this point: Rossetti's prior removal, and a new or restarted ministry operating under his direction in that archdiocese. Not confirmed by the available reporting: the exact reason for his earlier removal, whether the archbishop or a diocesan tribunal formally authorized this relaunch, what oversight structure now governs the ministry, or whether it operates with full canonical faculties. Deliverance and exorcism ministries require a bishop's explicit delegation under canon law, so the governance question matters for anyone referred to or participating in this work. Readers connected to parishes or deliverance prayer groups in the affected archdiocese should treat this as a developing institutional story until the chancery clarifies the ministry's canonical status and Rossetti's current faculties.
Source: thedialog.org
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