St. Bartolo Longo

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Once an “ordained” Satanic priest, Bartolo Longo underwent one of the most dramatic conversions in recent Church history. He was canonized a saint on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

St. Bartolo Longo is an example for those with mental health struggles, priest says

Oct 28, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus, Rudolf Gehrig

Newly canonized St. Bartolo Longo was a former Satanist “priest” whose remarkable conversion led him to create a Shrine to... Read more

Seven new saints were canonized on Oct. 19, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’

Oct 20, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as “luminous signs of... Read more

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