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Catholics around the world. >> i think what was so profound, you know, i got on sunday and the first thing i did was go to confession. you can go to confession anytime at st. peters. the priest after ward gave me a holy card and sat francis. it had a peace prayer. lord, make me an instrument of your peace. friend of mine said its a soft whisper that pope francis came out with tonight. when you look at his bio and you see jesuit and he is a member of the communion liberation movement and he cares...

Here is that even -- no matter what the polls may say, theres plenty of people who feel like the church is very relevant and very much in touch with their lives. so the excitement of the people in the square of st. peters. and you saw, i think, we might have gotten a glimpse of how pope francis i will continue to make the message of christ relevant in the way that he connected with the crowd of people who are outside st. peters basilicbasilica, who ha praying all afternoon for the cardinals. at ...

Abcs david wright brings us some insight on these miracles from a higher power. >> reporter: from the miracle of creation to the parting of the red sea to the last judgment, the sistine chapel is a room full of miracles. here at the vatican the term miracle is not taken lightly. right across from st. peters is the congregation for the causes of saints. behind these huge doors investigators spent years poring over reports of miracles, trying to determine if they are truly miraculous. >> it has to...

On st. peters, the only one who got a cheer was cardinal dolan. having said that, i think you know, just talking to people around the vatican, the sense of it is, that its probably going the chance of an american pope, from a very long shot to a long shot. nobody is trying to say that cardinal omalley from boston or cardinal dolan are front-runners. having said that, i think some weeks ago, right when pope benedict decided to step down. it would have been almost totally discounted. and so there ...

Square. what will they do tomorrow? well, some of them are known to be holding masses in some of the churches here in rome. but many have decided not to do so because they dont have much time really to debate, pray and meditate for the best choice they believe will be the next successor on the throne of st. peters. and many of these cardinals dont really know each other and they just started meeting up on monday when they were called upon to come to rome after the surprise resignation of pope be...

It as dilemma but also a great blessing to find love in your life and if you look at the tradition you realize the priesthood has existed in the catholic church not just the roman church, the eastern churches and other churches in the catholic tradition like mine. married priesthood has been predominant really. the thing of the sell celibate priesthood was not the traditional until the second century. st. peter himself was a married man. the scripture speak of peters mother-in-law. you cant have...

Dilemma. it as dilemma but also a great blessing to find love in your life and if you look at the tradition you realize the priesthood has existed in the catholic church not just the roman church, the eastern churches and other churches in the catholic tradition like mine. married priesthood has been predominant really. the thing of the sell celibate priesthood was not the traditional until the second century. st. peter himself was a married man. the scripture speak of peters mother-in-law. you ...

The process continues that way until two thirds super-majority is reached. benedict himself confirmed the super majority threshold which john paul had previously lowered to a simple majority. assuming hes asked if he accepts the position. the sign to the crowds outside that a pope has been elected. the last time that happened, april 19th, 2005. the pope elect is taken to a room of tears a small room, where he dresses in the pontiffs robes, and red shoes, and outside the bells of st. peters are s...

Question. today the vatican revealed his retirement home is just behind st. peters. >> oh, that will be comfortable. hell be unexpectedly stopping by, checking up on the new pope, oh really, thats where youre going to be holding communion? i used to do it over there, thats what god wanted. >> any other perks might be losing? >> those red prada shoes that e hes fond of they go. >> that has to hurt. no greater insult to a man in italy than to take away his designer shoes. >> oh. live shots of ...

We are happy for the gift of the faith. this is the most gracious gift which nobody can take away from us. and lets thank the lord every day for this with prayer and the certain christian life. god loves us. but he wants us to love him back. its not just god that i want to wish right now, pope is not alone in st. peters boat even if its his primary and first responsibility. i never felt alone. in carrying the joy and the weight of the st. peters minister. the lord put next to me many