The miracle that was approved

Yesterday, the Holy See Press Centre published the news that Blessed Francisco Marto and his sister, Blessed Jacinta Marto will be canonized next month during the Holy Father's apostolic visit to Fatima to mark 100 years since the apparitions took place.  In order for the process of canonization to be fulfilled, it is necessary that two miracles be attributed to the intercession of the person (or persons) in question.

The process for the canonization of Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta began on October 13, 2004.  The miracle being considered as part of this process, which was approved on April 11, 2017, involves the healing of an infant named Felipe Moura Marques (who is now 5 years old), the son of a Portuguese couple who presently live in Switzerland.

Felipe was born with type 1 diabetes, a disease considered incurable.  His mother and his grandmother, fervent devotees of Francisco and Jacinta, took the child to the Shrine of Fatima and placed him near the tombs of the two Blesseds.

On May 13, 2000, while watching the beatification on television, the mother prayed to Francisco and Jacinta for the health of their child.  Since that time Felipe has not needed to take insulin and has been completely cured of his diabetes.