Vatican makes former satanic priest Bartolo Longo a saint
Over 700,000 gathered as Pope Leo XIV declared Bartolo Longo a saint in 2025. Once involved in Satanism, Longo experienced a profound spiritual transformation after a near-death crisis. He founded the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii and dedicated his life to charity and faith, symbolising hope and redemption amidst Vatican criticism.