Wonder? Nun says she recovered from Parkinson's after praying to Pope

A French nun says she feels new inner strength and energy as her Parkinson's disease suddenly disappeared in 2005, a recovery the Vatican attributes to the amazing intercession of Pope John Paul II. Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who works at a Paris maternity clinic, told the media in a rare appearance Monday that she felt "reborn" on waking June 3, 2005 after she had prayed for healing to John Paul.

"There was a fresh strength inside me, and my body was rediscovering its vitality and volatility," Simon-Pierre, appearing in good health, told reporters in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence.

The 49 year old nun who has largely been shielded from the media said she still sometimes talks to John Paul. Church establishment have studied Simon-Pierre's cure and determined it was inexplicable and due to the intercession of John Paul, who also suffered from Parkinson's. Benedict approved the miracle last week, paving the way for the beatification.