Vatican to announce John Paul II 'miracle'

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The Telegraph:

The Vatican has secretly attributed a mystery miracle to the late John Paul II, clearing the way for him to be declared a saint.

Nick Squires

19 Jun 2013

 

The Holy See has yet to reveal what the miracle was or where and when it took place but Vatican sources said it would amaze the world.

It concerns the extraordinary healing of a Costa Rican woman who was cured of a severe brain injury after her family began praying to the memory of the late Polish pope, according to reports in the Italian media.

 

Details of the miracle are likely to be announced at the end of this month or at the beginning of July, a Vatican insider told The Daily Telegraph.

John Paul II was beatified the first step towards sainthood in a lavish outdoor ceremony in St Peters Square in May 2011.

The second miracle which is required in order for him to be given full sainthood reportedly occurred on the very day of his beatification.

 

It has reportedly been recognised by theologians from the Vaticans Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which is in charge of examining the dossiers of candidates for sainthoods.

It now has to be signed off by a commission of cardinals and bishops, which is expected to happen within the next few weeks.

John Pauls first attributed miracle was the apparent healing of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre.

 

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