A French nun says she felt new inner strength and vitality as her
Parkinson's disease suddenly disappeared in a recovery the Vatican
attributes to the miraculous intercession of Pope John Paul II.
Sister
Marie Simon-Pierre, who works at a French maternity hospital, told
reporters in a rare appearance Monday that she felt "reborn" after
praying to the late pope.
Pope Benedict XVI has set May 1 as the date for his predecessor's beatification, a step toward possible sainthood.
Church
authorities studied Simon-Pierre's 2005 cure and determined it was
inexplicable and due to the intercession of John Paul, who also suffered
from Parkinson's.
Benedict approved the miracle last week, paving the
way for the beatification.
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