April 13, 2022
Aubert miracle fails diagnosis
The path to sainthood of Sisters of Compassion founder Suzanne Aubert has been delayed.
A Vatican medical council has decided a potential miracle attributed to Mother Aubert, also known as Meri Hōhepa, can be explained by medical science.
The Vatican requires two miracles before someone is declared a saint.
The French missionary came to New Zealand in 1860 and formed the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion in the 1892 while working at Hiruhārama/Jerusalem on the Whanganui River.
She was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2016, a preliminary step towards sainthood.
Cardinal John Dew, president of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference, says no matter the outcome of the cause for beatification, Suzanne Aubert is remembered through her writings, prayers and sayings and her life of working for those most in need.