Two priests prepare the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for transfer to the Vatican crypt, on January 5, 2023, in Vatican City, Rome (Italy). The coffin with the mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has been transferred to the Vatican Grottoes, where he is buried in the tomb that belonged to St. John Paul II. Benedict XVI, whose secular name was Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, died on December 31 at the age of 95, was the 265th pope of the Catholic Church and the seventh ruler of Vatican City from April 19, 2005 until his resignation on February 28, 2013. 05 JANUARY 2023;VATICAN CITY;ITALY;BENEDICT XVI Stefano Spaziani.POOL/Europa Press 01/05/2023 (Europa Press via AP)