The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica.
. Benedict’s tomb lies in the grottoes under the basilica’s main floor.Advertisement
The remains were placed in the former tomb of Benedict’s predecessor, St. John Paul II. John Paul’s remains were moved up to a chapel on the main floor of the basilica following his 2011 beatification.Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that is coming out this month.
The name of Benedict, the Catholic Church’s 265th pontiff, was engraved on a white marble slab, the Vatican said.
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