There’s been a ten-fold rise in the number of Italian priests authorized to conduct exorcisms, a response to growing incidences of dark, demonic forces possessing the young and the weak. Nick Lazaredes profiles a few of the priests on the frontlines, fighting skirmishes and protracted battles in a war against the Devil.  Whether superstition or gospel truth, this rare glimpse inside the practice makes one thing clear: the ritual is hugely traumatic for all of the individuals involved. H/T Journeyman Pictures