Weird BUT true

What the devil? A prominent Irish priest is begging higher-ups to train religious leaders in the practice of exorcism after an “exponential” spike in “evil” activity.

Father Pat Collins of Dublin wrote a letter to a group of bishops saying demand for the demon-purging ceremonies is through the roof.

But instead of exorcising the spirits, priests have been forced to refer “possessed” parishioners to psychologists. Hey, baby, you so fined! Men who catcall women on the street could be fined up to $435 in France under a new legislative proposal.

Lawmakers say horndogs who holler loudly, whistle or ask for phone numbers in public should be slapped with the “sexual contempt” citation.

Prison food is so bad, a Texas jailbird busted out to score a home-cooked meal.

Joshua Hansen, 25, of Dallas, was caught trying to sneak back into a federal prison in Beaumont with the feast — including sausages, chicken, rice and vegetables — in a duffel bag, according to Jefferson County police.

Cops also found him hauling a stash of booze.

A greedy Florida clerk allegedly tried to steal winning lottery-ticket prize money — but she picked the wrong guy to scam.

The man was an undercover Florida Lottery Commission agent, hired to keep clerks honest.

Winn-Dixie Liquors worker Crystelle Yvette Baton, 42, of Fort Myers, told the agent his $600 winning ticket was worth only $5, according to cops. She allegedly slid the winning ticket into a notebook — and was busted.

A fearless cow took a walk on the wild side when she escaped from a farm in Poland and began traveling with a herd of bison.

The bold bovine has hung with her bigger-horned cousins in Bialowieza Forest for three months.