Pope Benedict XVI is being buried in the Vatican today. According to Fox News, the current Pope Francis will conduct the memorial service in St. Peter's Cathedral.
Pope Francis will lead the funeral procession for the late pontiff, before celebrating mass in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
After the ceremony, the body of the pontiff, according to his last will, will be buried in a grotto under the altar part of the same cathedral, where John Paul II was also buried.
Benedict's body is currently in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican, where he spent most of his post-pontificate life.
It is noted that tens of thousands of people have already come to honor the memory of the late Pope.
Pope Benedict XVI died on December 31, 2022. He held the Apostolic Throne from 2005 to 2013. His death was reported by the press service of the Vatican.