Pictures Of The Inner Tomb Where Pope Benedict Was Buried( Pictures)

 The body of Pope Benedict has been laid to rest in Vatican , Rome 

Pope Francis les the funeral mass for late Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at St Peter's Square in the Vatican City on Thursday.

A mass choir also sang at the Mass for the first pontiff to have resigned since the Middle Ages.

Benedict's plain, cypress wood coffin sits in Vatican Square, which is packed with attendees.

The Pope emeritus died on Saturday.

The burial of the mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Tomb of the Popes beneath the Altar of Saint Peter's Basilica. 

Photo credit:  AFP, VaticanNews