In St Peter's Basilica, excavations begun in 1939 finally uncovered the tomb of the first Pope in 1941. But it took 35 more years before Pope Paul VI officially recognised the tomb in 1976. It may ...

Despite what some internet cranks are saying, it's not the first time this ... Evil doesn't reside in a tomb and come at you with flaming swords. It would be cool if the Pope could call on the ...

the major basilica built over the presumed tomb of St. Paul. As prefect of the papal household since 1998, Archbishop Harvey has arranged the daily meetings, first, of Pope John Paul II and, now, of ...

Cardinal Kurt Koch prays at the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI ... Even before his election as pope, he had profoundly influenced the worldwide Church, first as a young theologian at the Second Vatican ...