There are only a handful of priests in the country trained as exorcists, but they say they are overwhelmed with requests from people who fear they are possessed by the Devil.
The rite of exorcism, rendered gory by Hollywood and ridiculed by many modern believers, has largely fallen out of favor in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. [Click here to read more of this story reported in the New York Times]
For Catholics, Interest in Exorcism Is Revived By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, New York Times