French nun Marie Simon-Pierre, whose apparent healing was considered as the second miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II setting him up to officially become a saint, attends a press conference on April 16, 2014 in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, a few days ahead of John Paul II's canonization on April 27 by Pope Francis. On May 2011, the late pope John Paul II was beatified as a precursor to sainthood after being credited for miraculously curing the French nun of Parkinson's disease. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS