still you hear it. beatification. how does that relate to sainthood? what does this all mean as we look at the live picture inside saint pet tt. peter s basilica. thousands of pilgrims are expected today to go past and pay some respects. let s get all the answers here, kind of a sainthood and beatification 101 from our vatican analyst who knows it all, john allen who joins me from rome. john good to have you here again. let s start with the basic. we hear saint all the time. what exactly is a saint. what does it mean to the catholic church? reporter:, well in catholic theology a saint is already in heaven with god and capable to receive prayers from people that can bring their worries, needs to that saint and that saint will interceed with god to get them some help. this is a way of introducing a new friend in heaven to the