The remains of the Late Pope John Paul II who died in 2005 is up for public viewing today. The body of the late head of the Catholic Church was exhumed from his grave on Friday in preparation for the service.
The former Pope was buried in one of the crypts under the St. Peter’s Basilica church building. The coffin will be placed in front of the church’s alter for the service and will remain open for public viewing until every visitor wishing to view it have done so.
After the public viewing session closed, the Late Pope will be re-buried in another tomb under an altar in a side chapel near Michelangelo’s statue of the Pieta, while the marble slab that covered his first burial place will be sent to his native land, Poland.