Church Is Tipped Off to a Final Miracle of John Paul II
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ROME — A man apparently cured of lung, kidney, and spinal cancer just weeks after doctors said he had no hope left has been cited as the final miracle required to secure the sainthood of Pope John Paul II.
A tailor from Salerno, southern Italy, Nicola Grippo, 76, got cancer three years ago. Until a few months ago, his body was riddled with tumors, and his doctors told him he would die.
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