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What do we know about the relics, which are an important part of this ceremony, the significance and how it will differ for both? and lets take a moment as we watch pope emeritus benedict greet the pope there. you mentioned how it was unclear how the two living popes would get along. at the moment, it appears they have a warm relationship. >> reporter: yes. yes, absolutely, and one of the few times that weve been able to see them both together on the same stage. but as you were saying, earl, aft...

John xxiii as saints. right now youre watching the presentation of the relics as it is happening there in st. peters square. i want to bring in john allen and delia gallagher. and john, if you can explain to us what we are seeing and the significance of these acts. >> reporter: well, these are relics of the two new saints. specifically, its a vial of the blood of pope john paul ii, and a piece of the skin of pope john xxiii. its important to say that relics of saints have always played an incred...

Declare and define blessed john xxiii and john paul ii be saints and enroll them among the saints, decreeing that they are to be venerating as such by the whole church. in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. ♪ >> pronouncing formula.

Common, actually, than the things that separated them. but at the same time, amara, one thing you dare never forget about francis is that beneath that humble, simple exterior lies the mind of a very sophisticated jesuit politician. and i think his fear, honestly, was that if you canonize one of these two men individually, that it could be seen in the street as a kind of victory lap for one side or another in the churchs internal debates. unity built upon a foundation of mercy is the core value f...

To canonize john xxiii and john paul xxii. >> pope benedict xvi is in attendance, sitting there along with some 150 cardinals, 1,000 bishops and 24 world leaders. in addition to that, a sea of people youll see on these shots gathered in and around st. peters square. in fact, vatican officials say they can expect up to a million people to arrive there today. >> and a live look there. as you can see, pope francis leading this procession as it just got under way just a few minutes ago. but again, a...

Excitement and unusual nature of a ceremony like today. weve seen two popes there now and, of course, two late popes are being turned into saints. this is a day of rock stars for catholics, would you guys say? >> reporter: yeah, well, you know, the truth of it is that when you cover the koth lick chur catholic church, you dont usually have the opportunity to say unprecedented. this is after all an institution with 2,000 years of history, but this is really a first, the first time two popes have ...

Lords promise to send upon her the spirit of truth, support every age keeps the supreme magesteria immune from error, beseech your holiness to enroll these elect among the saints. >> now the solemn moment in which the holy father pronounces the formula of canonization. >> translator: for the honor of the blessed trinity, the exaltation of the catholic faith, and the increase of the christian life by the authority of our lord jesus christ and of the holy apostles, peter and paul and our own, afte...

John xxiii opened the vatican council. john paul ii was one of the last with benedict xvi to participate in that council. so, also a kind of bridge and a historic moment for the church of vatican ii. were kind of at the end of an era with pope emeritus benedict, because he was one of the last ones to have attended that council. >> yeah, although on the subject of miracles, its probably also important to say that pope francis has also set aside the miracle requirement in a couple of cases of memb...

And as he was reporting, very emotional moment for many of the faithful who have traveled here to witness this historic double canonization of saints on just one day. just a few moments ago, as this canonization ceremony was taking place, we also saw the presentation of the relics, one of which was presented by a woman who received the miracle of saint john paul ii, flora beth from costa rica. she says she was cured of an aneurism after she prayed to john paul ii to intercede in her behalf with ...