Doctor breaks silence on Pope Leo’s miracle baby
Pope Leo XIV Recognizes First Miracle of His Papacy. Pope Leo XIV has officially recognized the first miracle of his papacy: the unexplained revival of a newborn in Rhode Island whose heart had stopped for over an hour. The event took place on January 14, 2007, at the now-closed Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, where baby Tyquan Hall was delivered via emergency C-section after suffering severe oxygen deprivation.
Despite efforts, the infant was declared dead. Dr. Juan Sánchez-Esteban, a native of Almería, Spain, quietly prayed to Father Salvador Valera Parra, a 19th-century Spanish priest known for his service during a cholera epidemic. Just minutes later, the baby’s heart inexplicably started beating again.
Not only did Tyquan survive, but he went on to develop normally—without the brain damage doctors had…
