showing their similarities between the church. pope john paul ii brought people to the church with his tireless globe trotting. it is fun to be a part of the canonization. i kind of knew these people. and one of them i touched and helped carry in the final years of his life. reporter: most saints had two miracles attributed to them, like the mysterious disappearance of the parkinson s disease in this nun who prayed to john paul ii. and john xxii is associated with only one miracle, and john paul ii was fast-tracked by popular demand. the first non-italian pope in centuries, a polish pope was a gift to his people as they struggled to keep alive under the godless communist system. he was a man of a lot of
predecessor, ben dikedict xvi, e john paul xxii and pope john paul ii were declared popes. amy kellogg reports from rome. reporter: chris, the streets of rome are alive with nearly a million pilgrims full of joy and reference as two new saints are ushered in. in an unprecedented move, pope francis decided to canonize two popes in one ceremony today. even pope benedict xvi hardly seen in public since his decision to retire celebrated in the mass. john xxiii was known for convening the second vatican counsel that modernized the church by changing the translation fr translation. many believe the pope decided to sanctity them simultaneously for
contrast between these new saints, john xxiii and john paul xxii. conventionally, john xxiii on the left, john paul a hero on the right. i think they were put together as a call to unity. in a sense, we re seeing a festival of unity in rome today. a mirror reflection between the two living popes and the two popes that will be sainted. amara, earl? john and delia, we re using the words over and over unprecedented and historic. i want to talk to you both about aspects of both canonizations and how they are breaking away from tradition. john, you mentioned that the message is unity, but before we develop more into that, can you give us a sense of what we re going to see from here on out? what will we see in this canonization ceremony that s expected to last about 10 to 20 minutes? that s right. well, what will happen is that the vatican official who is in charge of both of the sainthood
sanctity them simultaneously for showing their similarities between the church. pope john paul ii brought people to the church with his tireless globe trotting. it is fun to be a part of the canonization. i kind of knew these people. and one of them i touched and helped carry in the final years of his life. reporter: most saints had two miracles attributed to them, like the mysterious disappearance of the parkinson s disease in this nun who prayed to john paul ii. and john xxii is associated with only one miracle, and john paul ii was fast-tracked by popular demand. the first non-italian pope in centuries, a polish pope was a gift to his people as they struggled to keep alive under the godless communist system. he was a man of a lot of
predecessor, ben dikedict xvi, e john paul xxii and popen paul ii were declared popes. amy kellogg reports from rome. reporter: chris, the streets of rome are alive with nearly a million pilgrims full of joy and reference as two new saints are ushered in. in an unprecedented move, pope francis decided to canonize two popes in one ceremony today. even pope benedict xvi hardly seen in public since his decision to retire celebrated in the mass. john xxiii was known for convening the second vatican counsel that modernized the church by changing the translation fr translation. many believe the pope decided to