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Thousands of polling places, and yet billions of afghans lined up to cast their ballot, and next months runoff is going to be another step towards the first democratic transfer of power in the history of this nation. that is a tribute to the can courage and determination of the people of afghanistan, but it is also a tribute to you and the sacrifices of so many americans and our coalition partners, everything that you have done over the years. we we know that this progress has come at a heavy pr...

Step toward the first democratic transfer of power in the history of this nation. thats a tribute to the courage and people of afghanistan but its also a tribute to you and the sacrifices of so many americans and our coalition partners, everything that youve done over the years. now, we know that this progress is coming at a heavy price. tomorrow is memorial day. the bases here in afghanistan and towns across america, we will pause. we will pay tribute to all those who have laid down their lives...

Tribal regions and our troops here at bagram played a central role of supporting the operations including the one that delivered justice to osama bin laden. so, along with our intelligence personnel, you have helped prevent attacks and save american lives back home. tomorrows memorial day. and bases here in afghanistan and the towns across america, we will pause, well pay tribute to all those who have laid down their lives for our freedom. and that includes nearly 2,200 american patriots who mad...

Invitation to unity in the church. now, why today, on the other hand, has to do with the fact that the first sunday after easter is on the catholic calendar since the years of john paul ii divine mercy sunday, delia. >> and thats why with this theme of pope francis for mercy and the divine mercy feast day that john paul ii instituted because of his devotion to polish saint, visionary, who had a vision of jesus, saying the world will come to peace through my mercy, and thats an important theme al...

Of easter, we listen to the setons. >> youre listening to some of the commentary, we should note, from vatican radio along with the translation as we work our way through this now in three languages. we hold polish a moment ago and translated from italian into english. divine sunday, let me bring in kathleen very quickly. theres significance in this happening on this day. explain. >> absolutely. this is a feast of divine mercy which is a feast that was promoted by john paul ii. he canonized the ...

And with rain coats on because it had rained a bit during the night. i mean, a huge kind of devotion that you just dont get to see at other vatican events when they come for a funeral or a conclave. its more a kind of curiosity. but this, something really moves the people who have come here. so, for all of our talk and sometimes cynicism about miracles and so on, you see from these people who have come so far and are willing to sleep outside an entire night and why they do it. they obviously are...

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...

Canonization. tell us more about that and why did he do that? >> well, i mean, look, in theory, sainthood is supposed to be the most democratic process in the catholic church. it is supposed to begin with what is traditionally a grassroots, popular conviction that a particular figure lived a holy life and officialdom only comes in sort of after the fact to ratify that grassroots verdict. sometimes, to be honest, its a little hard to find that grassroots devotion, but with john paul ii, theres no...

Yet, despite their failures or despite their limits, they sort of overcame that and became models of what it means to live a holy life. so, that ability to reach out and touch the physical presence of the saint has always been kind of the motor fuel of catholic devotion to these figures. >> and theres kind of a hierarchy as well of relics, because there can be secondary relics. these are obviously the most important because they pertain to the actual body of the people. but then there are relics...

Whether she screwed up was never determined. the assassination attempt was in sacramento. squeaky fromme was living in sacramento at the time in part because charles manson was imprisoned at the time in folsom. that was after the 1969 manson family cult murders in los angeles and manson was in prison for those murders. squeaky fromme was a devoted member of the manson family cult. she was visiting manson frequently. she had attended his trial. she had carved an x into her own forehead to show he...