Harry Potter books banned from Catholic school because reading spells 'risk conjuring evil spirits'

The "Harry Potter" series has been banned from a Catholic school in Tennessee because the fictional magic used "actual curses and spells," according to a pastor who described the beloved books as "a possible threat" to their beliefs.

KTTV 70: Pope John Paul II visits Los Angeles
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KTTV celebrates its 70th year of being on the air by looking back at a mission of peace to the Southland. In 1987, Pope John Paul II came to Los Angeles and as Laura Diaz reports, it is a time that many people will never forget.