The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
5 claims
7% authentic
Strong natural explanation
An Emirati woman left unresponsive by a 1991 car crash regained speech in June 2018 — calling her son's name from a German hospital bed — after 27 years in which her family never stopped caring for her or praying for her recovery.
Explainedhealing·Al Ain, UAE / Bad Aibling, Germany
Munira Abdulla — Speaking Again After 27 Years in a Minimally Conscious State (2018)
An Emirati woman left unresponsive by a 1991 car crash regained speech in June 2018 — calling her son's name from a German hospital bed — after 27 years in which her family never stopped caring for her or praying for her recovery.
20% authentic
Likely a natural explanation
A 34-year-old French woman with clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis recovered completely after bathing at Lourdes in May 1952, with the cure recognized as miraculous in 1956 after a four-year follow-up confirmed no relapse.
Explainedhealing·Lourdes, France (patient from Bouille-Loretz, France)
Alice Couteault: Multiple Sclerosis Remission at Lourdes Baths
A 34-year-old French woman with clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis recovered completely after bathing at Lourdes in May 1952, with the cure recognized as miraculous in 1956 after a four-year follow-up confirmed no relapse.
25% authentic
Likely a natural explanation
A woman diagnosed with severe multiple sclerosis at age 15, admitted to hospice in 1978, reported an instantaneous and complete recovery on June 7, 1981, with post-healing physician notes confirming absence of all prior MS findings.
Bronze · contestedhealing·Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Barbara Cummiskey Snyder — Multiple Sclerosis Remission (1981)
A woman diagnosed with severe multiple sclerosis at age 15, admitted to hospice in 1978, reported an instantaneous and complete recovery on June 7, 1981, with post-healing physician notes confirming absence of all prior MS findings.
47% authenticGenuinely uncertain
A Brazilian man with eight brain abscesses regained consciousness minutes before emergency surgery, which was then found unnecessary — the case credited to Mother Teresa's intercession and used for her canonization.
Silver · promotablehealing·Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil
Marcilio Haddad Andrino: Brain Abscesses Resolve Before Surgery After Mother Teresa Prayer
A Brazilian man with eight brain abscesses regained consciousness minutes before emergency surgery, which was then found unnecessary — the case credited to Mother Teresa's intercession and used for her canonization.
47% authentic
Genuinely uncertain
A Costa Rican student's life-threatening cranial injuries and brain bruising disappeared without trace two months after a bicycle accident in Florence — the miracle for Carlo Acutis's canonization.
Bronze · contestedhealing·Florence / Assisi, Italy (patient from Costa Rica)
Valeria Valverde: Severe Brain Trauma Resolves After Pilgrimage to Carlo Acutis Tomb
A Costa Rican student's life-threatening cranial injuries and brain bruising disappeared without trace two months after a bicycle accident in Florence — the miracle for Carlo Acutis's canonization.