Pope Francis performed miracle on boy at Vatican, mother says (yahoo.com)

he young boy was in Rome for medical tests after doctors suspected a tumor or multiple sclerosis. So Bonavita climbing the stairs in Paul VI Audience Hall to reach the pope was the real gift, his mother Elsa Morra said. 

"Climbing stairs by himself, when he normally needs help, I thought, 'This can't be happening,'" she told CBS News. 

It was especially surprising after his health appeared to have taken a turn for the worse. 

"The doctor was almost certain it was a brain tumor," Morra said. 

Francis told her he would pray for her son. 

"He took my hand and said, 'For you, the impossible does not exist,'" she said. 

About three weeks later, she understood what that meant: She says doctors told her her son's test results showed no sign of cancer, and his symptoms had improved. 

"Thank you for the miracle," she said of what she'd tell the pope. 

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