Family says teen’s tumors disappear after prayers at Detroit tomb of Blessed Solanus Casey

16-year-oldMaryBartoldwasscheduledforsurgery,butthensomethinghappened.TheteenwasdiagnosedinMay2024witha7.3-cmtumoronherleftovaryanda1.5-cmtumoronherrightovary.HerparentsvisitedthetomboftheBlessedSolanusCaseyandprayedforherhealingthroughhisintercession.Hermotheralsoledanovena.AteenagegirlfromDewittmightholdthekeytosainthoodfortheBlessedSolanusCasey,thehumbleCapuchinfriarwhoworkedfortwodecadesasaporteratSt.Bonaventure MonasteryonDetroit’seastside,openingthedoorstothefaithful,andprovidingcomfortintheirtimeofdistress. Heissaidto haveintercededinhealingthesick—bothbeforeandafterhisdeathin1957.PopeFrancisacknowledgedin2017thatCaseyperformedamiraclewhenageneticskinconditionthathadplaguedPaulaMedinaZarate,aretiredteacherfromPanama,washealedaftersheprayedatCasey’stombinDetroit. OnemoreofficialmiraclerecognizedbytheVaticanisneededtopropelCaseytosainthood—anditcouldbethestoryofhowapairoftum