The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff was buried on Jan. 5 immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter the Apostle buried beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. By doing so, Francis became the first ...

Cornini said the tomb has three levels, including the original first century grave of St. Peter -- dated in 64 A.D. Emperor Constantine built a box around the structure in the second century.

The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican officials said.

Though Mary Magdalene saw direct evidence of the Resurrection, she says, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and John run to the tomb ...

Author John O’Neill details the Vatican’s quest to find the remains of St. Peter in a new theological thriller called “The Fisherman’s Tomb.” The book tells the true story of the Vatican ...

They returned to St. Peter’s May 3 for an early morning Mass in the chapel. Vatican officials had said more than 250,000 people visited Blessed John Paul’s mortal remains on the day of his ...

The tomb of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inside the grottos of St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

VATICAN CITY – The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican officials said.