Submitted by jozo.starosta on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 14:35
Fr. Elias Vella, a native of Malta and a member of the Maltese Province of the Franciscan Conventual Minor, graduated in Theology from the Lateran University, Rome.
As Official Exorcist for the Maltese Archdiocese, he has authored several books and lectured on pastoral care, deliverance and healing for over two decades.
When in Malta, he spends about 50 hours monthly counseling, advising and helping people. He does the same when he is abroad.
He is a very popular preacher in Malta and abroad. He delivered thousands of preaches, lectures, seminars and retreats in his priestly ministry. He is a popular retreat preacher for nuns, priests and lay people. He preaches and lectures regularly all over the world, and that is why he travels a lot. Some of the countries he already visited preaching retreats, leading seminars and ministering to people are: Malta, England, Italy, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Filipinas, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana, Libya, Brazil, Pakistan, and China.