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Kennedy's niece and robert kennedy's daughter, kerry kennedy i want to ask you about some of the images today. the pope that addressed congress, standing on capitol hill in the balcony, fifth avenue in the popemobile, at st. patrick's this evening giving prayers. what a day to be a catholic. how does it feel to be a catholic in america? >> it just feels so dprat i have cried so many times with tears coming down my eyes. i was getting my makeup put on. the makeup artist was saying it right here. i think there is just so much feeling towards this man. it is because, you know, even though he addr...

Kennedy i want to ask you about some of the images today. the pope that addressed congress, standing on capitol hill in the balcony, fifth avenue in the popemobile, at st. patrick's this evening giving prayers. what a day to be a catholic. how does it feel to be a catholic in america? >> it just feels so great i have cried so many times with tears coming down my eyes. i was getting my makeup put on. the makeup artist was saying it right here. i think there is just so much feeling towards this man. it is because, you know, even though he addressed congress with all of these issues, he is ultima...

>> this is a holy site. i'm sure of that. >> reporter: six years ago, the father purchased the land to build a christian retreat. by chance, he discovered a first century synagogue. well, this is the only synagogue to have been discovered in this area from that time period, so it's possible that jesus preached here. it's considered ornate. >> this is not for me. this is for millions of people that will come, will see these, will enjoy these. and hopefully, they will be able to discover our common roots. >> reporter: at the center, the altar, what is known as the magdala stone. >> this is the f...

The most important finds discovered in israel in the last 50 years. archaeologists uncovered this bowl some 2,000 years old they say jesus may have used to wash his hands before entering the synagogue to pray. this archaeologist shows us the town's purification baths. they also found coins and are working to restore pottery. >> it's a story about the common life, about the cooking, about the materials. >> reporter: and about the intersection of judaism and christianity. let's dig a little deeper into what these discoveries could mean. mark goodacre joins me now via skype. he's also a consult...

Name means she comes from magdala. this one is a pretty good contender. all in all, it's pretty exciting. we have to be wary about being overexcited. but it's good stuff. >> what's your feeling about the relationship between magdalene and jesus? >> you mean -- mary magdalene, well, i'm sure that she wasn't his wife. i would say that she's definitely jesus' closest female disciple. one of the things we find out about her from the new testament is that she is the apostle to the apostles. the first person to get commission to tell the news that jesus is resurrection. all right, duke university pr...