Then, St. Peter's Basilica was erected on the axis of the necropolis, and the Tomb of St. Peter (also known as the Trophy of Gaius) stood in the middle.

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.

Leo on Saturday prayed before the tomb of Pope Francis, located at the St Mary Major Basilica. The 69-year-old Chicago-born missionary was elected the 267th Pope on Thursday, the first American ...

Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ticketed, in-person experience is also designed for the jubilee year ...

Metro. Papal inauguration begins at Saint Peter's tomb. Posted: May 18, 2025 | Last updated: May 18, 2025. Pope Leo's first mass as pontiff got underway with the veneration of the tomb of Saint Peter ...

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 .

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

The Vatican on Monday publicized further initiatives undertaken by St. Peter’s Basilica in light of the 2025 Jubilee Year — including a new magazine and a livestream of the tomb of St. Peter.

People have been left outraged after a video of a Romanian man breaking into and ransacking one of the Vatican's holiest sites - St Peter's Basilica - has emerged online.

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

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.