CNA Staff, 16 April, 2025 / 1:59 pm (ACI Africa).
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France on Wednesday announced the recognition of the 72nd miracle at the Catholic pilgrimage site, one involving an Italian woman who was cured of a rare neuromuscular condition more than 15 years ago.
Father Michel Daubanes, the rector of the sanctuary, made the announcement on Wednesday following the completion of a rosary at the French shrine, according to a tweet issued by the directors of the holy site.
Le recteur du Sanctuaire de #Lourdes, le père @DaubanesM, a annoncé à la fin du chapelet en italien de ce jour, la reconnaissance du 72e #Miracle de Lourdes.
— Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes (@lourdes_france) April 16, 2025
Antonietta Raco, atteinte de Sclérose Latérale Primitive, a été guérie en 2009 lors de son pèlerinage à Lourdes. pic.twitter.com/dAwEQS87iK
The pilgrim who received the miracle was identified as Italian woman Antonietta Raco, who “suffered from primary lateral sclerosis” and who was “cured in 2009 during her pilgrimage to Lourdes,” the tweet said.
Bishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino of Tursi-Lagonegro in Italy, where Raco lives, likewise announced the recognition of the miracle on Wednesday.