Archbishop Malcolm McMahon has declared the case of John (Jack) Traynor a miracle.
Traynor was a pilgrim on the Liverpool archdiocese's first official pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1923 and was cured dramatically of epilepsy, paralysis of the right arm and paraplegia during the pilgrimage.
The case has been believed to be miraculous for many years, but, despite an attempt in 1993, there has never been an official ecclesiastical declaration until today.
The miracle is the 71st to have happened in Lourdes and the first time a person from England has been recognised.
