St. John XXIII was also previously buried in the same place, which is fewer than 100 feet from the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle, the Catholic Church’s first Pope. Pope Benedict XVI prays on his ...

Early this morning, the Vatican reopened the grottoes beneath St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time since the death of Pope John Paul II. Thousands of pilgrims lined up as early as 4 a.m. to enter ...

Young Catholics from around the world gathered at the tomb of the late Pope John Paul II last night for a prayer vigil, led by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz. Though he has been gone for two years, the ...

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś of Łódź celebrated the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 24, hours after Russian forces surged into Ukraine. Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś of Łódź, Poland, celebrates Mass at St.

VATICAN CITY — Clutching rosaries, medals and flowers, thousands of people filed past the simple white marble tomb of Pope John Paul II today, as the Vatican reopened the grottoes beneath St. Peter's ...

People pray at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 2, 2025, the 20th anniversary of his death. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was the first pope from Poland and the first ...