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Vatican City, Apr 3, 2013 \/ 03:30 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Pope Francis spent a \u201clong time\u201d kneeling in silent prayer before the tomb of Blessed John Paul II on April 2, the eighth anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n

\tThe visit \u201cthis evening in the Vatican basilica expresses the deep, spiritual continuity of the Petrine ministry shared by the Popes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt is precisely this Petrine ministry that Pope Francis so deeply feels and shares, and which he has also shown in his meeting with and repeated telephone calls to his predecessor Benedict XVI,\u201d said an April 2 statement from the Vatican press office.<\/p>\n

\tOver the last two days, the Pope seems to have been steeping himself in the spiritual riches and strength of his predecessors who are buried in St. Peter's Basilica.<\/p>\n

\tLate on Monday afternoon he visited the tomb of St. Peter, as well as the final resting places of Popes Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII, Paul VI and John Paul I.<\/p>\n

\tThen, at around 7:00 p.m. on April 2, Pope Francis went to the tomb of Bl. John Paul II, just after St. Peter\u2019s closed for the evening.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Angelo Comastri and the Pope\u2019s personal secretary, Monsignor Alfred Xuereb, accompanied him to the Altar of St. Sebastian, where the late Pope is entombed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tHe also stopped and prayed at the tombs of Blessed John XXIII and St. Pius X.\u00a0
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