A vial of holy blood belonging to the dead pope John Paul II was stolen from a tiny church in the mountains east of Rome, and an Italian anti-occult organization says the blood was likely taken for Satanic rituals.

Late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints, the Catholic Church declared on Friday, conferring on both men a special "VIP status" that gives them discounts on select concession stand items and access to the shorter VIP line on all the rides.