Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Vatican confirms second miracle attributed to Blessed Marianne Cope

Media_httpmediasyracu_ocezb

Worshiper's pray during a mass celebrating the feast of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope (who is on the banner hanging in the background) at St. Anthony Convent Chapel in Syracuse.

The former leader of Syracuse’s Franciscan sisters is just one step from being named a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

A group of cardinals and bishops confirmed today a Vatican medical board’s finding that there is no medical explanation for a second miracle attributed to Blessed Mother Marianne Cope, known for her work with patients with leprosy in Hawaii.

With the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, Mother Marianne would become a saint, considered the church’s spiritual role models.

Read more here: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/vatican_group_confirms_second....

Posted via email from deaconjohn's posterous

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please no anonymous comments. I require at least some way for people to address each other personally and courteously. Having some name or handle helps.

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.