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An 11-year-old boy who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria is fully recovered thanks to Blessed Kateri.In 2006, Jake Finkbonner fell while attending a basketball game and contracted Strep A (Necrotizing fasciitis) through the small cut that was a result of the fall. Doctors worked hard to keep Jake alive and prevent the disease from spreading. A family friendsuggested that Jake"s parents pray to Blessed Kateri for her intercession with God.

Seemingly as a result of these prayers Jake was miraculously cured and for the first time the Catholic Church is poised to have a Native American saint in the form of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. Beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II, having this new miracle attributed to Kateri has provided the final step for full sainthood. Pope Benedict XVI has decreed that a Sandy Point boy"s recovery from the flesh-eating bacteria that nearly killed him in 2006 isa miracle that can be attributed to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha"s help, making possible the canonization of the first American Indian saint in the Catholic Church.  

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Scientists in Italy have claimed that the mysterious shroud couldn"t have been forged in medieval times.The authenticity of the Turin Shroud, an ancient burial cloth bearing the image of Jesus, has been the subject of numerous studies over the years with varying results. Many believe the shroud to be a medieval forgery due to radiocarbon testing dating it to between 1260 and 1390, while others dispute this based on the claim that theshroud was repaired with contemperary cloth after being damaged in a fire around that time.

The latest study however suggests that the image on the shroud could not have been produced in the 13th century and therefore can"t be a hoax. Italian scientists have conducted a series of advanced experiments which, they claim, show that the marks on the shroud – purportedly left by the imprint of Christ"s body – could not possibly have been faked withtechnology that was available in the medieval period.  

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Dee Lazarou believed her baby was being looked after by an angel after a face turned up in a scan.The 31-year-old had been to get a scan at 12 weeks pregnant when both she and her husband noticed something unusual in the image - a face that they believed was that of an angel. "We were stunned to see it - as it was such a clear image," she said. "It was such acomfort to me during the rest of my pregnancy, knowing that we had someone looking over our baby in the womb." Amazingly in the scan picture taken of her son Leo when she was 12 weeks pregnant, Mrs Lazarou could clearly make out a face resembling an angel.

She and her husband were convinced he was looking over their unborn child, to see him born safely.  

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A woman in Ireland has taken a photograph of what she believes to be the face of Jesus on a cliff.Sandra Clifford and her friend spotted the likeness while visiting the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. "I definitely felt a divine presence," she said. "To me, it was definitely a face, but I realize some people may interpret it differently." To get a second opinion Cliffordapproached a group of German tourists to ask if they could see the same thing, after viewing the photograph they agreed that there was a likeness in the image and started to take pictures of their own of the cliff face.

The two saw what Clifford thought looked like the image of Jesus on the side of one of the cliffs and she immediately snapped a photo on her digital camera.  

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