Miracle nun says she was healed by former Pope

Looking a picture of health, Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre had no problem walking to her press conference. But two years ago, it was a different story. 

 

Suffering from Parkinson's disease, the French nun was about to quit work. She prayed to Pope John Paul II after his death for healing. Soon after she found her hand was steady enough to write. "I felt completely transformed. Inside I just did not feel the same any more. It is difficult to explain. I cannot say what I really felt inside. It was too strong, too big, a mystery," Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre said. 

 

The nun, who works as a maternity nurse, will be the main guest next week in Rome, when the Vatican receives documentation supporting the case for the former Pope's beatification. If her recovery is recognised as a miracle, due to his intercession with God, John Paul II can be beatified. A second miracle is needed for sainthood. Church experts expect there will be a positive finding. Watch the video