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The tomb of Pope John Paul II inside the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The crypt will reopen to the public Wednesday, the Vatican said. (AFP/Osservatore Romano/File) |
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Nuns walk past Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square April 11, 2005. Roman Catholic cardinals on Monday started their last week of preparations before sealing themselves off from the world in a secret conclave entrusted with the task of choosing a successor to John Paul II. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama |
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Priests take part in Sunday Mass at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City April 10, 2005. Roman Catholic cardinals on Monday started their last week of preparations before sealing themselves off from the world in a secret conclave entrusted with the task of choosing a successor to John Paul II. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama |
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A dark cloud hangs over St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, April 11, 2005. Cardinals started their last week of preparations before sealing themselves off from the world in a secret conclave to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic church. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) |
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Workers raise scaffolding on a balcony in the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica, where the new Pope will appear after being chosen by cardinals during the conclave period, April 11, 2005. Roman Catholic cardinals on Monday started their last week of preparations before sealing themselves off from the world in a secret conclave entrusted with the task of choosing a successor to John Paul II. After a break on Sunday, the cardinals resumed their preparatory meetings, known as 'general congregations' open to all cardinals currently in Rome. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi |
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A video grab shows the tomb of Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome April 12, 2005. Pilgrims will be able to pray at Pope John Paul's burial site starting on Wednesday morning, the Vatican said on Monday. The crypt area where popes are buried below St. Peter's Basilica has been closed to the public since before the Pope's funeral last Friday. REUTERS/Vatican TV via Reuters Television |
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Cardinals pay their respects at the tomb of late Pope John Paul II in the grotto beneath the Vatican's St Peter's Basilica, April 12, 2005. Pilgrims will be able to pray at Pope John Paul's burial site starting on Wednesday morning, the Vatican said on Monday. The crypt area where popes are buried below St. Peter's Basilica has been closed to the public since before the Pope's funeral last Friday. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari/Pool |
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A girl rides on a tricycle in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, April 12, 2005. Roman Catholicism's conclave to elect a new pope will start at 1430 GMT next Monday in the Sistine Chapel following a public morning Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Once the conclave begins, the cardinals will not emerge from the Vatican until a new pope has been elected. They will hold voting sessions in the Sistine Chapel and sleep in the Casa Santa Marta hotel inside the Vatican grounds. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama |
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A couple kneels down to pray at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, April 12, 2005. Pilgrims from various countries visit to offer prayers to the late Pope John Paul II. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama |