He was apprehended by airport police and taken to a hospital for “ingestion of rosary beads,” the affidavit says. Then the passenger was booked into the Chatham County jail.

But it turned out he was struggling because he believed a demonic spirit had invaded the cabin — and, at some point during the flight, began swallowing rosary beads to ward that spirit off.

Rosary beads close rosaryA string of beads used as a method of prayer or meditation, for example by Buddhists and Roman Catholic Christians. are an aid to worship that focus on a set order of ...

Getty; United States District Court A plane passenger traveling from Savannah to Miami allegedly swallowed rosary beads and attacked flight attendants, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly Rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday ...

The press office also announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, would lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St. Peter's Square. The prayer is a ...

The evening rosary for Pope Francis' healing, led by cardinals residing in Rome, is scheduled at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City MANILA, Philippines – Cardinals living in Rome are gathering ...