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In fact, a crowd that gathered there in st. peters square proclaimed, they screamed out santo scubios, sainthood immediately. and that ground swell of devotion six years ago brings us to where we are today. youre watching now as benedict xvi makes his way to the beatification mass which will start in just a few moments. remarkably, we will also see the coffin of john paul ii which has been taken from the underground broughtel beneath the basilica. we will also see -- and this is an extraordinary...

Theologians. they all signed off on that. the sister is here in rome for this beatification. she spoke last night and she is here at the beatification mass. >> and, in fact, shes evidence of something the clerics have said to be beatified is to be a role model around the world. at least one miracle whats to be attributed to someone and now a second miracle will be required after this beatification ceremony in order to suggest to the vatican that god has approved of the beatification. that second...

>> jamie: it certainly is a day we will all remember. pope john paul ii is one step closer to becoming a saint. today more than a million faithful turned out for the beatification mass for the late pontiff. its all part of the process that could lead him to becoming saint john paul. greg burke is following all of this. i think you have the best spot, because you were with the people, the people that came from all over the world who enjoyed hearing their stories. what are you feeling after witnes...

This is, i take it, the formal request that the beatification of john paul ii will proceed. john allen and jim bitterman are watching along with us. so i have that right, this is the start of the process on the day? >> thats right. why does the of rome have an important position in this? >> a blessed as oppose dollars to saint is technically being be at beatified for a specific church. so it is the head of the church of rome who is formally presenting the request for john paul to be beatified. >...

With a lot of people, youll remember when ratzinger was elected, talked about a rottweiler and german shepherd who was going to bring a massive hammer dawn. we have not seen that. theres been an effort to project a more positive image to the world. that probably has been the main take away in terms of surprise. >> if youre just joining us, you are watching an extraordinary event unfold in rome, a crowd estimated at praps perhaps a million people. although i expect even more has gathered for the ...

This was in the course of a mass, beatification mass. the pope benedict pronounced the words that john paul was now blessed, and they actually unveiled his portrait there. on the basilica. of course, the pope had been 27 years on the throne of st. peter. a huge crowd from poland, and really from all over, especially europe, but from all over the world. that is sort of a reflection of so many trips the pope took. so many times when the pope crisscrossed the globe, he took more than 100 internatio...

Beatification mass, blessed john paul ii. as you can imagine, the as they sang the words, john paul ii open the doors to christ, do not be afraid. open wide your heart to the love of god: holy father enters the altar with a kiss. ♪

The church prepares for the late popes beatification, the next step on the road to possible sainthood. lauren green joins us live in rome. >> heather, this is the greatest celebration the vatican has seen in years. almost midnight and people are camped out on the streets of rome to be the first in line to get into saint peters square tomorrow morning when they open up the gates for the beatification mass. tonight there was an all night prayer vigil at romes ancient areal estate in a to celebrate...

Alex witt and welcome to "msnbc saturday." weve got oall the stories plus the case for cursive writing. and in the meantime a nun at the center of a miracle will be at the spotlight for a prayer vigil for john paul ii. she says the late pope cured her of parkinsons disease. the all-night vigil comes ahead of the beatification mass that will move the pope one step closer to potential statehood. chris jansing is live in rome for us. chris, with a good morning. first up, lets hear about the mirac...

Always prince harry. back to you. >> all right, thank you so much, nbcs keith miller for that. princess catherines family checked out of their hotel this morning including sister pippa middleton and her brother james, pippa has attracted a lot of attention. well have more coverage from london coming pum. as many as 1 million pilgrim gr pilgrims are converging on rome. spirits are high ahead of the beatification mass, at the conclusion of the mass the late pope will be one step away from pote...