and with all the complexity and politics within the catholic church, do you think that this canonizationactually help unite the catholics within the church and around the world? >> well, i think the most immediate effect, amara, it probably has, is for, really since the election of john paul ii in 1978, there has been a strong tendency in catholic life, both among the kind of intellectual wing of the church, and even at the catholic grassroots, to sort of pit john xxiii and john paul ii against one another, as if john xxiii represents the kind of progressive, liberal vision of the church and john paul ii a kind of restorationist conservative agenda to roll back the clock on vatican ii. i think from this day forward, it is going to become much more difficult to make that argument, because pope francis has so clearly and visibly put these popes together and said what they have in common is more fundamental than whatever distinguishes them. >> yeah. i think also, john, that you know, the divisions and the discussions will always remain, because you get people that are very entrenched with t

this beautiful and these wonderful images, radiant images of these two soon-to-be saints of the catholic churchw hear the third petiti petition, which will conclude the series requesting the canonization of these two men. >> translator: most holy father, holy church, trusting in the lord's 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, after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother bishops, we 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

by canonizing these two very different leaders of the roman catholic church, pope francis seems to be saying that despite all their differences, traditionalists and reformers belong together in one church. young has been covering events from st. peter's square and joins us. you were at the ceremony. give us your impressions. >> well, this was a very celebrated -- mood. and there was a lot of pride in evidence as well. national pride of a certain kind, particularly from the many hundreds of thousands of polish pilgrims who made the journey here to rome. john paul ii was a venerated figure, not just in terms of the catholic faith, but also in terms of poland's national story. many poles were waiting the national flag during the ceremonies. but this was an international event with worshipers from around the world and heads of states from many countries as well. it was one of these huge media spectacles that i think the vatican has got used to hosting. they enjoy hosting them very much. >> we heard a bit more about r report. popes in ou tell us housing advocate they are for the church tod

in fact, the catholic church believes that it doesn't make saints, that god makes saints. he holy spirit lifts up great heroic virtue in the lives of men and women. the church recognizes the saints that god has made and that's what we're praying about right now. >> let me bring in again kathleen here. and follow up what george weigel said about -- for a moment, let's listen here. >> supreme majesty, immune from error, most earnestly beseeches your holiness to enroll these who are elect among the saints. >> now the solemn moment in which the holy father pronounces the formula of canonization. >> for the honor of the blessed trinity, the exultation 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, then our own, after due deliberation an frequent prayer for divine assistance, having sought the counsel of many of the brother bishops we declare and define blessed john xxiii and john paul ii be saints and we enroll them among the saints decreeing they're to be venerated as such by the w

they are in this effort to bring the catholic church into its third my millennium with the fer behind it. >> two popular popes, and the history of canonization of popes early in the church, it was more by popular acclaim than by the procedure we see now. kathleen, how did that involve into what we see now? >> both men in the immediate aftermath of their deaths, the faithful called for them to be put in through popular vote. and it went quickly for john ii. but we have a ceremony like this. a time with the pageantry of the church. you can celebrate in grand fashion their being elevated to the sainthood. >> we are looking at pope francis now. as we noted, pope emeritus benedict is at the mass, he will be at the left of the sanctuary. we will be looking for him as this gets underway. hundreds of thousands have filled not only st. peter's square, but all the way down the boulevard which leads into rome. there are tv screens, giant monitors set up in various parts of rome for the faithful who are not able to crowd into the area around the vatican itself to witness this. as we noted, two ve

like analyzing these two very different leaders of the roman catholic church. francis seems to be saying that despite all their differences. traditionalists in the forwards along together in one church. our signing young band covering events for us from st peter's square and joins us now simon you are at the cern ceremony and get this impression of what was it like. well this was a e a very celebrate renewed i should say. and there was a lot of pride in evidence as well as national pride of a certain kind that take the lead from the many hundreds of thousands of police to vinci made it in the head here to run the fullest don't pull the seconds that was a better rate if they get not just in terms of the catholic faith but also in terms of prudence national story and many holes was waving the mexican flag giving speeches quit today that during the sermon is that this was an international event we worship is from around the world with its estate and to get treats from many countries as well and it was one of these huge media spectacles that having the vatican as go

in front of a million faithful, an ancient ceremony became one of the catholic church's most modern moments. never before has the church sainted two popes at once. never before have two living popes publically celebrated mass together. and never before have this many people made the pilgrimage to rome in saint peter's square. with a sing statement, pope francis can onized two popes who have remarkably different papacies. john xxiii and john paul ii's legacy are fresh. he specially strong for 48-year-old andreas vidmar. >> a lot of people come here for hope. they aresponding to a paul of john paul ii who said, do not be afraid, and turn to god and have faith. >> andreas knows that call well. he first arrived in rome as a 20-year-old swiss guard. since the 15th century, the guards have been responsible for the pope's security when andreas first met john paul, he was diagnostic. >> i came here primarily because i thought being a body guard was about the coolest thing you could do. >> changed, of course, once i started to meet john paul. i would see him pray, and i started to feel differently.

>> reporter: and i'm brian, good morning, truly a historic day is ahead for the catholic church. two popes being elevated to sainthood. according to catholic belief, two living popes here to witness that. so that's really what make this is unprecedented. people have been flooding into rome for days and now the big event is just hours away. the excitement is building in rome for an unprecedented event for the catholic church. two popes will be elevated to sainthood. pope john xxiii and pope john paul ii with twolying popes present. pope francis presiding and retired pope benedict observing. ♪ the atmosphere is festive at the vatican set the stage for the big event but security is tight. streets have been shut down to traffic and thousands of extra police are on hand. keeping crowds under control and checking for bombs. the canonization ceremonies are now only hours away. people are packing into st. peter's square and they are praying and singing and celebrating and they're trying to get as close as they can to the gates before they open sunday morning. a group from france found a p

and vatican and of course, john paul ii who best represents the more traditional tone that the catholic churchn the last 30 years. the more aggressive elements in the church. a global church and be able to build bridges between those sides. it's an act in which francis has intervened and by way of his own passable leadership is able to get sides to a common enterprise, the church. >> politically, has that been a source of debate or tension within the church, those two schools ? >> it's a chasm and i think if someone like pope francis, a genuine adult, has tried to bring these sides together, i think, in this canonization process. >> for people who don't know church doctrine, how would you describe the chasm? >> i think the vatican to john xxiii's side might be trying to make a bridge to the modern world. that represents those who look at the internal workings of the church. >> what direction do you think the current pope will take the church? >> re-examine the vatican too and how to best express that today. >> we've had the child abuse scandals and the question of wealth and women in the pries

the catholic church agreed. >> do you thifeel like he saved your life? >> of course. god saved my life with john paul ii's intervention. >> over 27 years, john paul's intervention transformed the catholic church. he inspired a new younger generation. his leadership helped inspire the movement or the fall of the berlin wall and the soviet union. but many, including the people in each of these childhood photographs see things differently. >> this is david classy. he was sexually abused by father john whitely. this is joel capnits. this is becky iami and becky was sexually abused about this time by the priest in her church in virginia. >> the church admits in the u.s., alone, more than 10,000 people say catholic officials abused them. >> this is tim blenon. rita and this was me, the year before father morris started sexually abusing me >> barbara blaine runs an abuse survivors' network. she was only 12 when she says her priest first touched her. >> i was screaming, "no. stop, don't do that. don't touch me. no" in my mind. but no words came out. i was, like, frozen and in

the former meeters who have come through different spectrums within the catholic church. pope john was embraced and revered by conservatives in the church because of his doctrinal teachings, and then on the other hand, pope john paul was nicknamed good john and breathed new life into the church. these two men had enormously influential leaders in the church and influential as well on pope francis himself it was pope john paul ii who appointed him archbishop and then elevated him to cardinal. pope john xxiii had been a member of the lay order of sir francis and teachings of peace from which of course the current hope draws his name. >> jonah is our man in vatican city today, and he's going to be keeping us right up-to-date with historic events taking place there. still more to come in al jazeera including challenging the freedom of the press. real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this i

pope john paul ii had a long history when he was head of the catholic church. can you give us a little bit more background on that? >> reporter: well, i would say, morgan, that american catholics have an ongoing love affair with john paul ii because he came to this country on several occasions, if you include a stop-over in alaska. he vested pretty much every major american city. now, they know about john xxiii a little bit less but they recognize he got going something called vatican 2, the second vatican council that brought about many changes nick was just talking about. they recognize the significance of that. but at the mass here, at the cathedral of the sacred heart, they spoke about both popes turned into saints but particularly pope john paul ii, as he reminded the parishioners here how he was shot and went to the prison to forgive his would-be asass in. after the mass we spoke to several worshippers including one woman whose mother lives in haiti and said get down there, girl. you've got to get in and open our family's account with saint jp ii and saint

don't expect effects headed the catholic church from nineteen twenty eight to nineteen sixty three totry to drink as it sheds and what's good relationships with other denominations. it is to send off canonization of john paul the second was taken within dishonest entities to me on the roman catholic church. that was not the pope has been taking these posts since nineteen seventy eight to two thousand and five. during his wednesday became the catholic church congregation caught up to three hundred million people. he did not apply for euro two thousand and twenty one people twenty fifth and in the tampa submitting applications for trusting you are with us and trendy the queen croc proceed to nineteen applications from nineteen cities of the wealth including brussels said the outlook for budapest open heading. just for m means can others. london and munich the candidates for the semi finals and the final product of these did not hit ukraine ellie was planned to hike to the nest and see if would compete for hosting next is of your two cents and twenty this is what's event is intended to b

he made an enormous series of changes to the roman catholic church. he opens the windows of the vatican. that's what they said about him. he opened links to other denominations and to other faiths as well. the second vatican council, which he sed set up, really made a huge difference to how the roman catholic church behaved in itself and to other people. john paul ii, extraordinary pontificat pontificate. communism collapsed during his time. history will judge hereafter, but it seems his role is enormous. he also personally moved the story forward in terms of relations with other faiths as well in particular. it was a wonderful moment in 1986 when he was in a st. francis' place in italy and he invited representatives of all the different faiths to come together and pray for world peace. that sort of example, the sort of role that a pope can have, i think that is exefrpary. so i celebrate the fact they're regarded as saints in their own catholic church. i think it's helpful for us as well. i admire it. >> very interesting. thank you so much for coming

but was he said there was a teacher midst and said that in patients with no progress in the catholic church's evidence although these languages they meant it he said he was disappointed that that the church two years after having to be ousted could not come up with good examples of topics with the shrink is a bubble of children including children who are not topics as though you had to apple the michael thompson response active optimistic that there be some accused the minister of attempting to micro manage school timetable of an optimistic one finds a sizzix is tomorrow. went back to that any act to address teachers union of mind. i then sell it gets there the mountain of candy thank you. the seal of remuneration also featured a teacher's conferences today as delicate coach ricky crime fiction of pay scales and improved pay for graduates. examples were given to teachers working together with the euro on three different rates of pay teacher is a fountain of knowledge. maybe despite years teaching special needs children and the gorgon and dublin. she her drury queen's speech earlier. are there

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he stands for what concerns the catholic church. he wanted to use it as an example for the people on guard, the believers in the catholic church, because both of those popes made - they went to the periferies. >> andrea, we'll leave it there as the mass continues in st. peter's square. the main connonisation ceremony has taken place. saint john paul ii and saint john paul 23rd has been proclaimed here. >> thank you. >>> now, the u.s. president says russia should stop encouraging unrest in the east of ukraine. barack obama has made the remarks in malaysia on the leg of his tour of asia. he said there was broad support for broad sanctions to punish moscow. >> the notion that for us to go forward with sectoral sanctions on our own, without the europeans would be the most affected deterrent that vladimir putin - i think he's factually wrong. we'll be in a stronger position to deter vladimir putin, when he sees that the world is unified and the united states and europe is unified. >> inside ukraine, a team of negotiators is heading to sl

is father thomas, and also professor reed, and expert on the catholic church.hank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> father, you wrote that making pope's saints is quote a dumb idea, why do you say that? >> i'm a party pooper with all of the is celebrations going on, saints are to be models for christian living and you know a pope can really be only a model for another pope. i would rather see more husbands and wives, workers and businessmen making saints. the favorite group is a group of teenage girls in ruwanda that refused to separate when the militants broke into the school and as a result they were killed by the militants. they are the people to hold up to the young people today as saints. >> professor, do you think it is appropriate for the popes to become saints? >> it is highly appropriate for the popes to become saints. we are enriched as a church. gregory the great. there are great popes in history that contribute to the life of the church and should be recognized. >> but should the focus instead be on regular men and women that hav

so now the catholic church has st. john xxiii and st. john ii. activity if time in the 20,000 years in catholic church history that two popes were canonized in the same day. afterward in the pouring rain hundreds lined up under umbrellas. they were waiting to be with the tombs of the two new saints. but marlie, today the sun is back out. the streets around st. peter's and the surrounding area have been cleaned up, and life here is getting back to normal. >> susan, certainly an unprecedented event. what is the church's next big event? >> reporter: well, the next big event is coming up in october. it's called the synod of bishops, a gathering of the bishops at the vatican. at that meeting the bishops are expected to discuss the issues that are facing the church that are controversial and some question whether it may involve communion and divorce and remarried catholics. >> susan mcginnis in vatican city. susan, thank you so much. >>> straight ahead, your weather and in "cbs moneywatch," new balance walked off with a sweet deal with the government.

the catholic church can bess stow. the faithful will bear witness. among their numbers is this woman, a woman whose recovery from a fatal brain aneurysm is considered one of two miracles. qualified for sanctity. >> i heard a voice. it said get up. don't be afraid. my eyes were fixed on a picture ahead of john ii. in the picture his hands from raised. i saw how his hand were meted out. i got up and said that was my response. it happened at home in costa rica as the late pope's bu butification was watched on television. her family were waiting for her to die. >> john paul ii was responsible for two miracles. john 23rd, and pope francis removed the requirement for a second, making the canonization event possible. >> to pilgrims both popes are men of holiness, the legacy of john paul ii calls into question. giovanni is a former catholic priest asked to give evidence to the vatican committee investigating the possibility of john paul ii's canonization. they did not ask him back. >> translation: in the past i expressed my vi

i believe pope francis reinvigorated the catholic church. he focus of the church on mission. >> that's my next question. you led me into it. he's focusing on quality or inequality. he's somewhat accepting of gay people. >> yeah. >> if he continues the way he continues, do you think he will attract people or do you think that will turn people off? >> i think it's definitely attracting people. he's widening the circle. he's saying everyone is included. jesus came for everybody, especially the sinner. how can you exclude them? the woman that got the call saying you may be married to a divorced man -- >> but you can still receive the sack rement. >> that's the odd thing. why would they not be able to receive the sacrament? >> the teaching is you have to be in a state of grace to come to the sacrament. maybe it would prevent them from coming because of a scandal. the faithful are saying a known sinner. maybe they are scandalized by that. you used to have it. they go to church after killing somebody and want to receive. you can't let someone like t

the roman catholic church said yes to the baptism of a baby girl. the godmother is argentinian president ferguson. unable to attend she sent an aide as a representative. >> four years ago she signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. it came when the pope was the leader and opposed. he since said that all children have the right to be backtiffed. since his papacy he showed more openness to gays and lesbians. we hope to imagine this moment. we are waiting now. waiting for a wedding. >> they are legally married but request an official ceremony in ta catholic church. >> the couple who had their baby in january reached out to meredith kercher on facebook -- cristina fernandez de kirchner on facebook, and she agreed to be the godmother. >> that's it for al jazeera america. and the latest headlines, remember, on aljazeera.com. >> hello, you're at the listening . this week, presidential elections are less than two months away in egypt. are the media equipped or in the mood to cover the story? journalists shot at in pakistan, released by kidnapper is syri

it's an event unlike any other in the history of the catholic church. two popes entered saint hood today. a short time ago pope francis bestarted the title to john paul ii and john xxiii. they were connonized under the gaze of a billion catholic around the world and at vatican square. nick schifrin joins us from there. what makes today's event unlike any other, and so unique? >> let go through the first time in the it 2000 year history of the catholic church that we have two popes canonized together. the first time in history that we have two living popes having a mass, celebrating a mass in st. peter's square, pope francis and pope benedict, pope until he resigned. this was an historic day. another first, according to the interior ministry. there was some million catholics here around the square watching the event throughout the city. there was one big screen tv, a large crowd ever to undergo a pilgrimage to get to that spot and see this ept. a real sense from those faithful, a positive momentum, saying thanks of celebrating two of the 20th centuries po

the catholic church makes history twice today. >>> a special and historic day for the catholic church. for the first time ever, two popes were elevated to sainthood on the same day. also for the first time, two popes presided over the celebration. reporter: two living popes honoring two past popes. a day for the history books at vatican city as pope francis dechaired them saints, history because for the first time a reigning pope, francis, and retired pope, benedict, celebrated mass together. an estimated 800,000 people gathered in st. peter's square to watch the ceremony. they were joined by the king and queen of spain and presidents and ministers from over 90 countries. it is a day with special meaning. >> pope john paul, always been my hero. i'm overwhelmed. there's no words. >> i'm here. i'm actually here. something that millions of people will only get to see on tv, luke my mom will be one of those people, and to say i was here, i can't explain it. it will be beautiful to share back home. >> by elevating the two popes at the same time francis is walking a careful line in a divide

john embraced by the progressive wing of the catholic church for convening the second vatican counsel and ushering the church into the modern age. john paul ii a hero for bringing down communism in his native poland and across eastern europe. it was pope francis' decision to do it together and to help heel the wounds within the catholic church. when pope francis leads tomorrow, he'll be joined by his predecessor pope benedict, two popes proclaiming two other popes saints. lester? >> an thompson tonight. thanks. we'll have full coverage tomorrow beginning at 4:00 a.m. eastern on msn brks krrks and online at nbcnews.com. >>> at a landfill in new mexico today, backhoes and bulldozers struck was considered gold to video game historians. hundreds of copies of et the extraterrestrial. it's considered by some to be the worst video game ever made, so bad atari wanted to destroy any evidence of the existence. it has been a source of fascination since. today's excavation will be part of a documentary. >> up next, honoring a baseball legend that seems just about right for him. >>> rarely has one

he's had a deep respect for the catholic church and i think he sees pope francis bringing the catholice basics, loving god and loving your neighbor. and i think the president is impressed by that. >> sister simone, as joshua outlines, the president has a lot of support for the catholic church and love for the catholic church in terms of some of its progressive adeals and his background. but it's interesting to see how catholics love or do not love the president. and you point out, catholics are not a monmonolith, they do not e in a monolithic block. for politician who is want to reach the sort of new catholic progressive, how do you suggest they talk to and communicate with this group of people? >> well i think it's true for politicians as it's true for any of us. the thing that i think people resonate with is integrity. are they speaking from their heart from what they actually believe. and too often politicians get railroaded kind of into a politically acceptable sound bite. which they think will be politically advantageous. if we touch the pain of our world, touch the place where je

the catholic church is about to bestow its highest honor.ope john paul ii will be elevated along with pope john i. everyone remembers pope john paul ii, but it didn't take him long to be elevated this way. >> there is some controversial surrounding that as well. john paul ii, the polish pope born in 1 1920. they say don't they com say comh the moment cometh the man? reagan era, margaret thatcher, they were all around together at the same time bringing down the iron curtain and pope john paul ii had a hand in that. you see pictures of him now. he was very handsome, wonderful broad smile, and people loved him very much. catholics loved him very much. he reigned 25 years and a lot of people in the catholic church welcomes his elevation to st. hood. they praise him now. >> let me ask you this question. there are people who disagree, and they say--john paul ii did not do enough about the sex abuse scandal during his papacy. >> it is a very fair point that a lot of people in the catholic church raise even today. and of course it is very swift for

a more conservative leaning pope and the great liberalizer of the catholic church.r political parties. he's building a big tent catholic church right before our eyes and our political parties don't seem to have internally that kind of skill in bringing everybody together. >> mallory, you think a lot about this, the secularization in our society versus the role of the church and the impact on our politics. >> the church's impact is huge. one of the things that we found out in "big tent" is 28% of americans are deeply religious. another 10% to 12% are very strongly religious. this is going to have a major, major impact in our society on voting. interesting enough, that entire group are not republican. they split. somebody is going to capture them. and when they do, they're going to have a huge whopping majority. >> another moment this morning happening that i wanted to share is a moment from -- you know, whenever the president goes overseas, there's a lot of press conferences. we love that, and there's an opportunity to take questions. this was a town hall the preside

the catholic church agreed. >> do you feel like he saved your life? >> of course. god saved my life with john paul ii's intervention. >> over 27 years, john paul's intervention transformed the catholic church. he inspired a new younger generation. his leadership helped inspire the movement that led to the fall of the berlin wall and the soviet union. he was a pope of firsts n jerusalem, he prayed at the western wall and was first pope to visit a modern synagogue. at 81, he was the first pope to walk into a mosque. but many, including the people in each of these childhood photographs, see things differently. >> this is david. he was sexually abused by father john whitely. in this joel. this is barbara doris. this is becky amia. she was sexually abused about this time by the priest in her church in virginia >> the church admits in the u.s. alone, more than 10,000 people say catholic officials abused th them. >> this is tim blenon, and receipt a mila, and this was me. this was the year before father morris started sexually abusing me >> barbara blaine runs and abuse s

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catholic. the pope was irate at this for a couple of reasons. one it went against church doctrine that if you were baptized as catholic one of the major provisions had given the church to write to decide at a church wedding what a legitimate wedding was which will be automatically registered with the state. went directly against the agreement in 1929. the complaint to the fascist he's in the vatican archives were entirely about this one issue. there was never any vatican opposition to throwing the jewish children out of the schools and firing the jewish teachers and so forth and until the papal states were defeated in the 1970s. that i think was the picture. >> pius xii during world war ii with what go to verso figure and emblematic almost but it sounds as if your research has now shed some new light on what it might have brought to the papacy what baggage did you give us some sense of how you would view world war ii in light of what you know berm research please? >> i would say many of you are aware there was a lot of pressure on of the same pius xii. it they became such

but the catholic church the priest anita became the first moment i lean protein four hundred and fifty five years following his election in nineteen seventy eight film set to continue to grow nearly twenty seven years until the frosting in april two thousand five hundred sqm it is remembered for me because he knew chuck steak is normal people. we knew that he was an emotional man. they haul but the men reacted to what comes to mind as well as some of his from jones's which was sometimes necessary in such circumstances and i remember an episode when he visited her often in one of his priest is making problems for ten min away so the archbishop. we decided to take my driving licence he said he could run lessons he added. you can go home on but the difficulty and it is indeed a duty to attend the session attended by a via media past. jong pulitzer minutes of being the most unique leap in history having visited hundred and twenty nine countries. the names of saints and wispy possesses to the lanes and greet that some seventy million pilgrims to the mexican catholic church which the younger

church, recruiting young men in great numbers from countries across the world. the order was founded in 1941 by marcial maciel, a young man with powerful family connections to mexico's conservative catholic elite. >> maciel was the greatest fundraiser of the modern church. the man had a gilded touch. >> narrator: journalist jason berry spent years investigating maciel and the legionaries of christ. >> he could get millionaires and the wives and widows of multimillionaires to support his movement of renascent orthodoxy. and he was bringing in a great many young men to this religious order that saw itself on a crusade to save the church from the decay of the modern world. >> the maciel case is one of the darkest chapters in the history of the contemporary church, without a doubt. without a doubt. >> narrator: in 1947, 10-year-old juan vaca was personally chosen by maciel to enter one of his seminaries. like all the other boys, he had to swear before god that he would never speak ill of maciel. >> i was enrolled with that mentality maciel gave us that we were a very selected group, an elite, chosen by god to conquer the world, but at the same time he started to control our minds, to control

. >>> pope francis rocking the catholic church again. so he called a woman in argentina who's married to a divorced man. and according to the husband, told her she could receive communion. this has very big implications for the church. a lot to discuss. and we will discuss this later this hour. >>> then, the plane vanished. it disappeared. gone without a trace. leads seem to be going cold at every turn. so is the search for flight 370 hit a dead end? will this mystery become one of those that we try to solve for years to come? we have so, so many questions. we'll try to answer them throughout the hour, so stay with us. to truck guys, the truck is everything. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck... ... good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year and first ever back-to-back champion. guts. glory. ram. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for yea

to venezuela now where the roman catholic church is accused government of nicolas maduro of trying toinstall the government, after two months of for tests that have stricken the streets of venezuela. the bishops announced the use of force and torture and the torture of detained visitors. the assessment followed assessments that the vatican may get involved. last night, antigovernment or testers clashed once it -- protesters clashed once again on the streets, this after the leader of even his women opposition was barred from -- the leader of the national opposition was barred from leaving. somebody was escorted out of the escorted-- >> he was out of the building by supporters of nicolas maduro. were attacked with tear gas. >> it shows that venezuela is fighting a dictatorship. it is a coup. >> another sign of tension is this government building engulfed in flames. a wave of protesters according to the security forces on site. the number of arrests -- childishs stupid, terrorism. the terrorists, they are idiots. idiotic terrorists creating .bstacles for their own >> meanwhile, the write

church. the catholic bishop of san jose presided over the mass. was held at our lady of peace church to pay tribute to the life and work of pope, now st. john paul ii. >>> coming up next -- >> thousands of volunteers spent the weekend repairing homes. we will show you one family's emotional response to their home makeover on the peninsula. >>> on the peninsula, thousands of volunteers helped to remodel dozens of homes at community centers this weekend. >> among them a home in san mateo. the floor was decaying and the house was in disrepair. the kitchen had no hot water and the family was struggling to keep the home but had been in the home for several generations. here's part after the remodel. a new kitchen with new stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave. victoria and her husband, parents and four children live in the three-bedroom home and i happened to be there with her when she saw her new home for the first time. >> oh, this is so beautiful. this is amazing. thank you so much. >> she was amazing too. victoria suffers from a disease rel

. >> most of the genocides took lacey and catholic churches. hundreds of thousands of people fled to their priests, thinking the clergy would attack them, but many were handed over to mobs. church altars became places of execution. >> we have examples of machetes, everything is to kill the people. we have the rosary. .ormer id [indiscernible] lacey brutality that took inside of the church -- that took place inside of the church left its marks here. >> this is where the blood was because they cut the head. is the fate of children. take babies here, and smash them against the wall. you see the blood on this wall. were -- there were some in here. >> the government is still trying to foster reconciliation. on an official level it no longer makes any distinction between hutus and tutsis. south, traveled to the once the seat of the rwandan monarchy. today, it lies on a main thoroughfare to traffic. most people here live on the land, and as in other places, victims and perpetrators live side-by-side. monique farms soybeans. it is a remarkable partnersh

as the vatican braces for 1 million people to watch the catholic church make saints.he mass will be solemn, but it felt like a festival out here as people celebrated two people that had pro found impact on the world. >> it's a incredible atmosphere. >> reporter: these two men have symbolized two different factions in the church. john for convening the second vatican council and issuing in the church to the modern age and john paul ii a hero to conservatives by helping to bring down comunism, this is a move that is widely seen as an effort by francis to heal the wounds within the catholic church. now, when pope francis leads the mass tomorrow, he will be joined by pope emeritus benedict. >> you can watch the ceremony live. there will be special reports starting in less than two hours from now. right here on nbc bay area. >>> happening now, sharks fans restless tonight after the sharks failed to finish off the kings on home ice. here is the sap center. earlier tonight, the restaurants and bars in the area were packed with sharks' faithful and fans say that even though t

church under pope francis? >> i think it's going to impact a lot of non-believers and non-catholics. loft of them have--a lot of them have come back to the church, and now with with two popes becoming saints, i think it will bring the flock back to the church. >> from canada, traveled all the way here to rome to the vatican to witness the day's events, one of many thousand who is did so, and millions more who watched on television around the world. >> jonah hull, thank you very much. >>> the election that is expected to secure if the president's for a third term. the parliamentary vote against encup bent. >>> five british n.a.t.o. troops in a helicopter crash was an accident. it happened in kandahar. it's thought the helicopter came down because of a technical fault. the crash is still being investigated. they've had no reports of enemy activity in the area. >>> usually hot weather across india resulted with many people being treated in hospital. let's get more on this story. the heat in india catching up with people. here's rich. >> meteorologist: well, it's the time of year. just wa

pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii are now saints in the rowman catholic church.ope francis presided over the double canonization. and made more historic by the presence of emeritus pope benedict. today, palestinian president mahmoud abbas. benjamin netanyahu saying it was aimed at appeasing. preliminary results released yesterday show that neither of the front runners have won a majority. former foreign minister abdullah abdullah received almost 45% of the vote followed by the ex-finance minister with about 32%. and forecasters are warning people in the plains and midwest to brace for possible tornadoes and hurricane force winds. the national weather service says the risk of tornadoes will rise through the day in an area stretching from nebraska to northern louisiana. and that's a quick look at the stories making news right now. >>> the nba is now investigating alleged racial remarks tied to l.a. clippers owner donald sterling who reportedly went on a tirade over photos with his girlfriend in a recording posted on tmz. a man reported on that audiotape is supposed

the catholic church is not saying we're going to canonize every single thing this person did. when it comes to people in a local area, but when it comes to the complex role of a papacy, then people are going to start to ask questions as to well, which parts of the papacy are you canonizing? the answer of course is going to be we're not canonizing a papacy. we're canonizing not even john paul ii but carol wojtla. i have to move from saying popes should never be canonized to saying this is so unique, a papacy is so unique that maybe we need a longer period of time to wait and let things settle. i was watching the funeral of john paul ii as we all were and someone said as they held up the signs "santo subito" canonize right away, but i also thought immediately that kind of enthusiasm is precisely why we have the wisdom of a five-year waiting period and so some people say why are we rushing on john paul ii and what about mother teresa. >> good point. >> christopher bellitto, a history professor at cain university in new jersey, this conversation will continue and we'll talk more t

. >>> pope francis is asking for forgiveness for child abuse in the catholic church.ope francis promised sanctions to those involved. it comes after a united nations investigation into the abuse. >>> violent demonstrations continue in the boarder towns of ukraine. the ukrainian prime minister visiting the region today offering more solve governing powers if they back down. now the wait. to see if the government follows through on its promise to remove them by force. >> reporter: despite the repeated warnings made by the government in kiev, profesters here seem to be digging day. they have been fortifying their defensive positions, now there are piles of stones and bombs. they say they don't want a violent outcome to the standoff but they also have to defend themselves. meanwhile the local council here issued a statement that sounds a bit as an offer of compromise. in that statement it calls on the government to make official that offer of amnesty by issuing a decree that amnesty should be for both police forces and protectors. it also called on the government to call