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Father Pedro Mendoza Pantoja, the Roman Catholic Church’s highest-ranking exorcist in Mexico City, has never been busier.
Mendoza, 70, takes 15 phone calls a day from people who say they are possessed by the devil and sees about five of them for in-office consultations. They’re part of the increasing number of Mexicans demanding exorcisms. Mexico is part of a global surge in exorcisms sparked by the Vatican’s decision in 1999 to issue a new manual for the process. 950. Moved 13:50.
PHOTOS: Jose Leiva performs an Aztec healing ceremony and worshippers at a Catholic mass in Mexico City last week.
