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.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church’s first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

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

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 ...

Monday marked Pope Francis’ second visit to St. Peter’s tomb in the first month of his pontificate. He visited the tomb upon his inauguration as pope on March 19. CNA/EWTN NEWS.

The 45-minute "visit of devotion to the tomb of St. Peter" was private, the Vatican said, but it later released a video of it. On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis appeals for world peace; ...

The Vatican says the public can visit Pope Benedict XVI's tomb, which lies in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica's main floor.