Rosario Stroscio

Father Rosario Stroscio (1922, Sicily - 9 June 2019) was Roman Catholic Salesian priest and exorcist.[1][2]

In 1997, Father Stroscio was called in by the Archbishop of Calcutta, Archbishop Henry Sebastian D'Souza to pray over the 87-year-old hospitalized Mother Teresa who had been hospitalized for heart problems. Mother Teresa was suffering from insomnia and acting strangely. The Archbishop said of the situation that, "when doctors said they could not find a medical reason for her sleeplessness, I thought she might be getting attacked by the devil." After Father Stroscio prayed over her, she was calm and slept peacefully.[3][4]

Some news outlets carried the story that Mother Teresa had undergone an exorcism, but the Archbishop later explained that although Father Stroscio used a prayer found in the rite of exorcism, "I did not think she was possessed by an evil spirit," and so no formal exorcism took place.[3][4]

References
  1. "Il confessore di Madre Teresa: "Cercava il volto di Gesù nei diseredati ma anche lei ebbe timore della morte"" (in Italian). Tiscalli:Esteri. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "India – Farewell to Fr Stroscio, great missionary, friend of Mother Teresa of Calcutta". https://www.infoans.org/en/sections/news/item/8188-india-farewell-to-fr-stroscio-great-missionary-friend-of-mother-teresa-of-calcutta. External link in |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Exorcism performed on Mother Teresa
  4. Mother Teresa Was Not Exorcised, Archbishop Says


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