Rome
Alan Krashesky, ABC 7 News Anchor & Reporter
He’s the man who stood by the side of Pope John Paul II for nearly 40 years. Today we sat down for a one-on-one exclusive interview here in Rome.
I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Poland’s Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz previously in Chicago. This time we met in Rome shortly after the Cardinal of Krakow returned from an emotional ceremony at the Vatican.
The tomb of Pope John Paul II was opened today in the grotto beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s the location where his coffin has been entombed since his funeral in 2005. The Vatican made the decision earlier to move the Pope’s coffin from that spot to a temporary location near St. Peter’s Tomb. It will be there until Sunday morning, then will be transferred again to a spot by the main altar. That’s where Pope Benedict XVI, legions of cardinals and bishops and – eventually – the thousands of faithful will pass by to venerate the late Pope’s remains, following the Beatification Mass on Sunday.
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