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RI Boy's 2007 Birth Deemed a Miracle by Pope Leo XIV
PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND, JUL 18 – The Vatican's recognition advances Father Salvador Valera Parra's beatification process after a premature infant survived severe oxygen deprivation in 2007, defying medical expectations.
- On June 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV recognized the 2007 recovery of a premature infant at Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket as a miracle, attributed to the intercession of Venerable Servant of God Salvador Valera Parra.
- On January 14, 2007, Dr. Juan Sánchez-Esteban prayed to Salvador Valera Parra after Tyquan Hall was unresponsive for 65 minutes, leading to his unexpected recovery, the diocese reports.
- Within weeks, Tyquan Hall began breathing and recovered without developmental damage, highlighting the significance of the miracle. Reilly said this recognition advances the cause for sainthood.
- Only one more confirmed miracle is needed, Reverend Timothy Reilly said, as this recognition advances the cause of Venerable Servant of God Salvador Valera Parra.
- This declaration sparked debate, with some disputing prayers to deceased priests, while others celebrate the Vatican’s recognition of the miracle.
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Burlington Free PressPope Leo declares first miracle of his papacy – the 2007 medical recovery of a RI newborn
Pope Leo has declared the medical recovery of a newborn baby a miracle. See what church officials say happened that day in 2007
Doctor Involved In Pope Leo’s Miracle Breaks Silence With Surprising Statement
The doctor at the center of Pope Leo XIV’s first miracle recognition has come forward with a personal account of how a little baby’s life was saved. The communique by Juan Sánchez-Esteban relates to a moment predating the current American-born pontiff’s tenure, when he momentarily gave up on medicine and resorted to his faith. Inexplicably, the premature newborn, which had a dark prognosis, recovered and is today living a full and healthy life. …
On 20 June last Pope Leo XIV signed the decree of a miraculous healing in the USA, in a hospital in Rhode Island. The official decree that, as a practice, has...
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