November 12, 2026

Priest, host of the ‘Exorcist Files’ to give two talks in diocese Nov. 17-18

REGIONAL
Staff report

SPRINGFIELD – Father Carlos Martins, the host of the popular podcast “The Exorcist Files,” will give two talks in the Diocese of Springfield, Tuesday Nov. 17 at Our Lady of Czestochowa in Turners Falls and on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield. Father Martins will discuss the Catholic Church’s teaching on spiritual warfare, the demonic and exorcism. Father Martins also wrote the book, “The Exorcist Files,” which is available on Amazon.

The evening also includes an opportunity to venerate sacred relics. Father Martins directs the ministry, Treasures of the Church, which helps people encounter God through the saints.

“I am doing these nights for a number of reasons. The number of cases of people expressing that they are afflicted demonically is on the rise. They find themselves unfree in an area where they ought to be free. The increase is due to the following factors – the de-Christianization of the West, the neo-paganization of the West. The third thing is the rise in the occult. Among the youth it is extraordinarily large. These are in addition to what has always been there, which is the human appetite for sinfulness any cooperation with evil,” he said.

“How do you prevent this? By being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Demons are not cast out in the name of Buddah or even in the name of Mohammad. They are cast out in the name of Jesus Christ,” he said.

Two relics will be available for veneration: a piece of the veil worn by the Blessed Mother and a relic of St. Maria Goretti.

Admission is free.