An exhumation of the body of Pope John XXIII is reported to have revealed that his face is remarkably well-preserved - 37 years after his death. According to Italian news agency ANSA, when the coffin ...

VATICAN CITY — As tens of thousands of faithful applauded and blew kisses, the newly exhumed and mummified corpse of Pope John XXIII, wearing a lifelike wax mask, rolled through St. Peter’s ...

VATICAN CITY, March 24 -- The Vatican secretly exhumed the body of Pope John XXIII earlier this year, and found his features had remained the same as when he was buried 37 years ago, ...

Vatican officials made an unusual discovery after exhuming the body of Pope John XXIII -- his face has not changed since his death 37 years ago. MAINPAGE ASIA: WORLD. ... was exhumed on January 16.

The embalmed mortal remains of Pope John XXIII, who was beatified recently, have been exhumed after 38 years and paraded in public view at a ceremony in St Peter's Square in Rome.

VATICAN CITY -- Admirers of John XXIII stood in line for hours in St. Peter's Square yesterday for a close look at his new, see-through coffin, part of a tribute to the "good pope" ordered by the ...

Pope John XXIII signs his encyclical "Peace on Earth" ("Pacem in Terris") at the Vatican in this 1963 file photo. (CNS photo) A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII.

For Saint John Paul II, the relic chosen was a vial of his blood. Saint John XXIII’s relic was a small piece of skin taken after his body was exhumed for his 2000 beatification. (Claudio Peri / EPA) ...

Vatican City, Oct 11, 2017 / 02:18 am. The life of Pope John XXIII shows the saint's deep spiritual nature, as well as his great kindness towards others, said a cardinal who knew him well.

Vatican officials made an unusual discovery after exhuming the body of Pope John XXIII -- his face has not changed since his death 37 years ago.