Two extraordinary healings attributed to the intercession of St. Charbel Makhlouf have been officially recorded in early 2026, one in the United States and one in Lebanon, drawing renewed attention to the enduring spiritual legacy of the Maronite monk and priest.
According to LifeSiteNews, both cases involve women who experienced recoveries that physicians said could not be explained by medical science. The miracles were documented through medical records and formally registered at the monastery associated with St. Charbel in Annaya, Lebanon.
The first healing involved an American woman from Indiana who endured nearly a year of suffering after complications from abdominal surgery. LifeSiteNews reports that despite six weeks of antibiotics and continued medical treatment, the surgical wound remained open, inflamed, and resistant to healing. Daily bandage changes and persistent pain marked ten months of unsuccessful recovery, even as another surgery was scheduled as a last resort.
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The woman testified that in September 2025, a friend who had previously experienced healing through St. Charbel’s intercession encouraged her to pray and anoint her wound with blessed oil connected to the saint. After doing so with faith, she experienced complete healing and no longer required surgery. She later stated, “I firmly believe that Saint Charbel healed me through his intercession, and I experienced this miracle myself,” according to LifeSiteNews. Her healing was officially recorded on January 17, 2026.
A second miracle took place in Lebanon and involved a young woman diagnosed with a spinal meningioma, a tumor measuring more than two centimeters that doctors said could only be removed surgically. LifeSiteNews reports that medical imaging confirmed the tumor in October 2025, and a follow-up MRI was scheduled in January 2026 to prepare for surgery.
The night before her hospital admission, the woman prayed before an image of St. Charbel in her home. When she underwent the MRI the next morning, doctors found that the tumor had completely disappeared. Her physician told her plainly, “There is no medical explanation for its disappearance, and it is impossible for it to disappear without surgery,” according to LifeSiteNews.
On January 17, 2026, she traveled to the St. Maron Monastery in Annaya to formally register her healing, submitting all medical documentation and offering prayers of thanksgiving.
St. Charbel, who lived from 1828 to 1898, was known for his hidden life of prayer, silence, and austerity. Despite leaving no written works, devotion to him has spread worldwide, with reports of tens of thousands of miracles attributed to his intercession across more than 100 countries, according to LifeSiteNews.
During a visit to the saint’s tomb in Lebanon last December, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the paradox of St. Charbel’s influence. He asked, “What is the legacy of this man who wrote nothing, who lived a hidden and silent life, yet whose fame spread throughout the world?” LifeSiteNews reports.
The Pope emphasized that St. Charbel’s life continues to speak powerfully to the modern world, saying the saint teaches “those who live without God how to pray,” and reminding the faithful that humility, silence, and poverty remain signs that draw souls to Christ. He affirmed that “Saint Charbel has never ceased to intercede for us before our Heavenly Father,” according to LifeSiteNews.
For Catholics around the world, these newly recorded miracles serve not only as signs of God’s power but also as an invitation to deeper trust, prayer, and devotion through the communion of saints.
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