On September 26, 1987 Andre accompanied family and friends to the monastery
of Kfifane where he prayed fervently at the grave of Fr. Hardini. The people around him heard him say “I beg you, Fr. Al-Hardini, give me a drop of blood for I am so tired to the point where I can’t even beg for blood on the street.” He then asked to wear the monastic habit, moments later he was cured, and cried out with joy, “I wore the monastic habit, I am cured, I don’t need blood anymore!” Andre has not required any blood transfusions since that day, and in 1991 he married Rola Salim Raad. They have two children, a son named Charbel and a daughter named Rafca. Today, Andre is in excellent health.
On May 2, 1996, His Excellency Bishop Khalil Abi-Nader, retired Bishop of the Maronite Diocese of Beirut, obtained the permission of His Beatitude Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir to start the investigation of the miracle of Andre Najm. On September 26, 1996 the Congregation for the Causes of Saints began to study the miracle. On February 27, 1997 the five member medical team unanimously voted to accept the miraculous cure of Andre Najm, and on May 9, 1997, the seven member theological team also voted unanimously to accept the miracle. On July 1, 1997 the General Assembly of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which includes twenty-four cardinals, accepted the miracle.
On July 7, 1997, and in the presence of the Holy Father Pope John Paul II, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints published a decree of accepting the miracle attributed to the intercession of the servant of God, Fr. Al-Hardini.
Nimutallah al-Hardini’s Beatification by Pope John Paul II was held at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday May 10, 1998. The Maronite Church celebrates his feast day on the 14th of December.