Pope Leo XIV canonized seven religious figures who were posthumously boosted to sainthood on Sunday, including a former Satanic priest turned Catholic legend.

More than 70,000 onlookers turned out to the Vatican to witness the historic canonization, the second done by Pope Leo XIV’s since he was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church in May. 5

Among the celebrated lineup of figures was former Satanic priest Bartolo Longo, an Italian lawyer who found his way back to Catholicism and even helped found the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii.

Bartolo, who died in 1926 at 85 years old, first deviated from the Catholic Church after losing his mother early in life. 5

Around the same time, former Deputy of the Kingdom of Italy Giuseppe Gariba

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