my only claim to fame. >> reporter: in fact, the church did determine the healing of phil mccourt's eyee second miracle attributed to mother theodore guerin. the sisters of providence were hopeful, but the bills were adding up. the pressure was on. it was 2005. the sisters knew they were in an era of saint making. john paul ii was a saintmaker. he made the process easier, cutting down the number of miracles needed to become a saint from three to two opinion and allowing laypeople, not just priests, to petition causes. ♪ back many terre haute, indiana, it was all coming together, 100 years of work and a pope who could pave the way to sainthood for mother guerin. ♪ then on april 2nd, 2005, pope john paul ii died. did you think, oh, no. oh, no. we might have to start over? >> no. >> reporter: you didn't have that? >> no. god will provide. that's what providence is. >> reporter: two months after john paul died on june 5th, 2005, dr. andrea ambrosi returned to the congregation of saints for what would be a pivotal meeting. nearly 100 years of work, hundreds of thousands of dollars spent, and

my only claim to fame. >> reporter: in fact, the church did determine the healing of phil mccourt's eyehe second miracle attributed to mother theodore guerin. the sisters of providence were hopeful, but the bills were adding up. the pressure was on. it was 2005. the sisters knew they were in an era of saint making. john paul ii was a saintmaker. he made the process easier, cutting down the number of miracles needed to become a saint from three to two opinion and allowing laypeople, not just priests, to petition causes. ♪ back many terre haute, indiana, it was all coming together, 100 years of work and a pope who could pave the way to sainthood for mother guerin. ♪ then on april 2nd, 2005, pope john paul ii died. did you think, oh, no. oh, no. we might have to start over? >> no. >> reporter: you didn't have that? >> no. god will provide. that's what providence is. >> reporter: two months after john paul died on june 5th, 2005, dr. andrea ambrosi returned to the congregation of saints for what would be a pivotal meeting. nearly 100 years of work, hundreds of thousands of dollars spent, an