Pope Leo XIV has declared the first miracle of his papacy, referencing the birth of a baby boy in Rhode Island in 2007. The ...

His doctor stepped aside and prayed to Father Salvador Valera Parra, a 19th-century Spanish priest, for intercession. That’s when Tyquan’s heart began to beat with no medical intervention, according ...

The intercession of Venerable Salvador Valera Parra, a 19th-century Spanish diocesan priest, has been credited by Pope Leo ...

The official decree signed on June 20 said that a baby born in 2007 was inexplicably healed after a doctor prayed to a 19th century Spanish priest, Father Salvador Valera Parra.

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he holds his first general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, May 21, 2025.© Guglielmo Mangiapane, REUTERS ...

A baby born in 2007 was inexplicably healed after a doctor prayed to a 19th-century Spanish priest, Father Salvador Valera Parra.

Pope Leo XIV has formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of a 19th-century Spanish priest, citing the unexpected survival of a premature baby in Rhode Island in 2007 ...

Pope Leo XIV says a miracle in Rhode Island can be attributed to the intercession of a 19th century Spanish priest. The Vatican said a baby born in 2007 was inexplicably healed after a prayer to ...

Pope Leo XIV declared the 2007 recovery of an ailing premature baby at a Rhode Island hospital a miracle, crediting a physician’s prayer with saving the baby’s life, the Vatican announced.