Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is known for its iconic landmarks such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums, and the Pope’s residence. Housing around 800 citizens, the country is ...

A Groundbreaking Look at the Swiss Guard’s Hidden World For over five centuries, the Vatican Swiss Guard has stood as a ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

But what happens when the Holy Father is outside the Vatican walls, as is the case now with Pope Francis in the hospital? Currently, the Swiss Guard is led by Col. Christoph Graf, and its members ...

The ways in which small city-states safeguard their sovereignty are sometimes similar, sometimes different. The CNA series ...

Inside the tiny Vatican city state, however, departments running the pope's notoriously packed daily schedules lie quiet. "We are at minimum service," Corporal Eliah Cinotti, spokesman for the Swiss ...

Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...

Yesterday afternoon, 33 new recruits to the Pontifical Swiss Guard took oaths of allegiance to the Pope in the Vatican City's San Damaso courtyard. Among them was their first-ever non-white recruit: ...

VATICAN CITY – St Peter’s Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican’s walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with the uncertainty caused by the absence of Pope Francis.