Pope Benedict XVI on Friday signed a decree submitted by a Vatican commission that officially attributed late pope John Paul II his first miracle.According to the ANSA news agency, John Paul II will be beatified on May 1 after the Vatican commission approved the miracle earlier this week. The decree signed by his successor was the last step before sainthood.
Pope Benedict will personally preside over the beatification ceremony as informed by Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman. John Paul II, the Polish pope, died on April 2, 2005, at 84 years of age.
