PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP (FILE) Picture taken 28 January, 2004 in the Vatican of young Mexican Heron Badillo (2nd, R) accompanied by his mother Maria del Refugio Mireles and his father Felipe de Jesus Badillo, as he shows photographs to Pope John Paul II of his 1990 visit to Mexico. According to his family, then four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -considered incurable by his doctors- by the Pope. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during an telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. AFP PHOTO MAXIMMUM QUALITY AVAILABLE

French nun sister Marie Simon-Pierre gives a press conference, on January 17, 2011 in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. Late pope John Paul II is to be beatified on May 1, 2011 -- a key step on the path to sainthood -- the Vatican announced on January 13, 2011, after Pope Benedict XVI signed an official decree. The beatification follows the announcement this week that the Congregation of the Causes for Saints had approved the Polish pope's first miracle. The commission confirmed that French nun Marie Simon-Pierre was miraculously cured of Parkinson's disease through the intercession of John Paul II, who also suffered from Parkinson's. AFP PHOTO/GERARD JULIEN

French nun Sister Marie Simon-Pierre attends a news conference in Aix en Provence, Southern France on January 17, 2011. Vatican officials have said the miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul with God concerned Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, a 49-year-old French nun diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, from which the pope himself had suffered. She said her illness inexplicably disappeared two months after his death when she and her fellow nuns prayed to him. The former pontiff, who died in 2005, is credited with saving the life of the French nun and he is now expected to be beatified, the step before canonisation as a saint, before the end of the year. Photo by Anthony Serpe/ABACAPRESS.COM

French nun Sister Marie Simon-Pierre attends a news conference in Aix en Provence, Southern France on January 17, 2011. Vatican officials have said the miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul with God concerned Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, a 49-year-old French nun diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, from which the pope himself had suffered. She said her illness inexplicably disappeared two months after his death when she and her fellow nuns prayed to him. The former pontiff, who died in 2005, is credited with saving the life of the French nun and he is now expected to be beatified, the step before canonisation as a saint, before the end of the year. Photo by Anthony Serpe/ABACAPRESS.COM

French nun Sister Marie Simon-Pierre attends a news conference in Aix en Provence, Southern France on January 17, 2011. Vatican officials have said the miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul with God concerned Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, a 49-year-old French nun diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, from which the pope himself had suffered. She said her illness inexplicably disappeared two months after his death when she and her fellow nuns prayed to him. The former pontiff, who died in 2005, is credited with saving the life of the French nun and he is now expected to be beatified, the step before canonisation as a saint, before the end of the year. Photo by Anthony Serpe/ABACAPRESS.COM

French nun Sister Marie Simon-Pierre attends a news conference in Aix en Provence, Southern France on January 17, 2011. Vatican officials have said the miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul with God concerned Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, a 49-year-old French nun diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, from which the pope himself had suffered. She said her illness inexplicably disappeared two months after his death when she and her fellow nuns prayed to him. The former pontiff, who died in 2005, is credited with saving the life of the French nun and he is now expected to be beatified, the step before canonisation as a saint, before the end of the year. Photo by Anthony Serpe/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre arrive at a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks with the media during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan.17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, center, and nuns of the Catholic Maternity, arrive at a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, stands next to a portrait of Pope John Paul II, during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks is seen during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan.17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks is seen during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan.17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks is seen during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan.17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

(FILE) Picture taken 12 May, 1990 of Mexican child Heron Badillo (C, in his mother's arms) beside Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport, during his visit to Mexico. According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during an interview with a local TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. AFP PHOTO

Heron Badillo (R) reads the Observatore Romano during an interview 05 April 2005 in Rio Grande, Zacatecas state. According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport on 12 May 1990, during his visit to Mexico. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during a telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. AFP PHOTO/ Ernesto Moreno

(FILE) Picture taken 12 May, 1990 of Mexican child Heron Badillo (C, in his mother's arms) beside Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport, during his visit to Mexico, and showing a dedication in Latin by the pontiff dated 12 January, 1991: (Cum Benedictione, Joannes Paulus II). According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during a telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. AFP PHOTO

Heron Badillo (19) during a TV interview 05 April 2005 in Rio Grande, Zacatecas state. According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport on 12 May 1990, during his visit to Mexico. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during a telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. Lozano Barragan said that the encounter between the Pope and four-year Heron was a "marvelous fact". AFP PHOTO/ Ernesto Moreno

Heron Badillo (R) and his mother Maria del Refugio Mireles (L) with an edition of italian newspaper which shows pictures of the interview with the Pope John Paul II in 2004, in Rio Grande, Zacatecas state. According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport on 12 May 1990, during his visit to Mexico. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during a telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. Lozano Barragan said that the encounter between the Pope and four-year Heron was a "marvelous fact". AFP PHOTO/ Ernesto Moreno

Heron Badillo, 19 (R), his sister Patricia Badillo (L), his mother Maria del Refugio Mireles (2nd L) and his father Felipe de Jesus badillo (2nd R) during a TV interview 05 April 2005 in Rio Grande, Zacatecas state. According to his family, four-year Heron was healed from his leukemia -incurable according to his doctors- by the Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at Zacateca's airport on 12 May 1990, during his visit to Mexico. That story was confirmed by Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan -Vatican's Health Minister during John Paul II's papacy during a telephonic interview with a Mexican TV broadcast 02 April, 2005. Lozano Barragan said that the encounter between the Pope and four-year Heron was a "marvelous fact". AFP PHOTO/ Ernesto Moreno

French nun Marie Simon-Pierre (R), whose unexplained healing was the miracle that qualified John Paul II for beatification, arrives for the beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to attend a Vatican ceremony on Sunday in which Pope Benedict XVI will honour his late predecessor John Paul II with near-sainthood status. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI