February 12, 2026

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Don’t hesitate to call in an exorcist, says Pope

Pope Francis told priests on Friday that they “should not hesitate” to refer penitents to exorcists if they were suffering “genuine spiritual disturbances”. The Pope was speaking to priests taking a course on confession organised by the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Italian martyred by the Nazis is beatified

Joseph Mayr-Nusser, who died on the way to Dachau concentration camp after being drafted into the German army and refusing to take the Hitler oath, was beatified in the Italian city of Bolsano on Saturday.

Indian priest stabbed in apparent race attack

Fr Tomy Kalathoor Mathew was stabbed as he was about to celebrate Mass in Melbourne. The attacker allegedly said his race meant he could not be a Catholic.

Don’t hesitate to call in an exorcist, says Pope

Pope Francis told priests on Friday that they “should not hesitate” to refer penitents to exorcists if they were suffering “genuine spiritual disturbances”. The Pope was speaking to priests taking a course on confession organised by the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Italian martyred by the Nazis is beatified

Joseph Mayr-Nusser, who died on the way to Dachau concentration camp after being drafted into the German army and refusing to take the Hitler oath, was beatified in the Italian city of Bolsano on Saturday.

Indian priest stabbed in apparent race attack

Fr Tomy Kalathoor Mathew was stabbed as he was about to celebrate Mass in Melbourne. The attacker allegedly said his race meant he could not be a Catholic.

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