Discovery to air Catholic exorcism show

Discovery Channel has teamed up with the Catholic Church for a new show about exorcisms.

Entertainment Weekly reports that The Exorcist Files will reconstruct cases of alleged hauntings and demonic possession investigated by the Church.

The show will include access to the Vatican's case files and interviews with the organisation's top exorcists.

Discovery is allegedly hoping that if the first season is a success, the Church will allow camera crews to accompany exorcists as they work.

Discovery president Clark Bunting said: "The Vatican is an extraordinarily hard place to get access to, but we explained we're not going to try to tell people what to think... The work these folks do, and their conviction in their beliefs, make for fascinating stories."

The Exorcist Files is expected to air on Discovery in the spring (from DS)