wuerl's church is san pietro in vincoli, which claims to have ancient chains that held st.eter captive. daniels and mcguire went to st. peter's square every time the white smoke might appear. >> the election of a new pope has only taken place a few hundred times over the past 2,000 years, so even to be alive during is something, to actually be here is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. and i think, you know, for many catholics, it's a sort of spiritual pilgrimage to be here and to receive the first blessing from the pope. >> reporter: daniels says she couldn't be more excited about the selection of pope francis. she is confident he will work to renew the church. >> to have a pope, to have a leader means that we speak in a clear voice, and i think that's "%pcatholicism is that we speak a clear voice. >> reporter: matthew niggemeyer and michael dion are both studying theology at the prestigious pontifical north american college he in hopes of being ordained as priests. they too say they're thrilled with the election of the new pope. >> what he does is gives us an overall