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Cardinal Pironio was a bishop in Argentina when Pope Francis, then known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was made the Jesuit provincial in the country in 1973.
Pope Francis approved a miracle on Wednesday attributed to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, paving the way for the beatification of the curial cardinal whom the pope considered a friend.
The miracle, which Francis approved on Nov. 8, involved the healing of a 15-month old boy in 2006 in Argentina named Juan Manuel Franco who suffered from acute respiratory distress syndrome after inhaling and swallowing a toxic glitter powder that his mother was using for restoration work.
The boy was rushed to the hospital and while he was being treated in an intensive care unit, his parents prayed asking the intercession of Cardinal Pironio, their city’s former bishop, using a prayer printed on a booklet with the cardinal’s biography that they had received from a local priest. The boy’s condition improved and he was discharged from the hospital less than two weeks later.
The Vatican medical board that reviewed the boy’s healing found that his “rapid, complete, and long-lasting recovery” could not be explained scientifically, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website.
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Pope Francis approved a miracle on Wednesday attributed to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, paving the way for the beatification of the curial cardinal whom the pope considered a friend.
The miracle, which Francis approved on Nov. 8, involved the healing of a 15-month old boy in 2006 in Argentina named Juan Manuel Franco who suffered from acute respiratory distress syndrome after inhaling and swallowing a toxic glitter powder that his mother was using for restoration work.
The boy was rushed to the hospital and while he was being treated in an intensive care unit, his parents prayed asking the intercession of Cardinal Pironio, their city’s former bishop, using a prayer printed on a booklet with the cardinal’s biography that they had received from a local priest. The boy’s condition improved and he was discharged from the hospital less than two weeks later.
The Vatican medical board that reviewed the boy’s healing found that his “rapid, complete, and long-lasting recovery” could not be explained scientifically, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website.
Continued below.
Pope Francis Recognizes Miracle Attributed to Argentine Cardinal Pironio Who Died in 1998
Cardinal Pironio was a bishop in Argentina when Pope Francis, then known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was made the Jesuit provincial in the country in 1973.
