A Groundbreaking Look at the Swiss Guard’s Hidden World For over five centuries, the Vatican Swiss Guard has stood as a symbol of faith, loyalty, and sacrifice, charged with protecting the Pope and ...

Thirty-four new Swiss Guard recruits pledged their traditional ... small courtyard within their small barracks tucked inside Vatican City gates. Dressed in their ceremonial red, yellow and blue ...

Housing around 800 citizens, the country is renowned for its cultural and religious treasures, including the famous Sistine Chapel and the Swiss Guards. The world's smallest country, Vatican City ...

The man, a business lawyer from the city of Solothurn ... for the renovation of the barracks of the Papal Swiss Guard in the Vatican, the lawyer not only served as managing director, but also ...

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 ...

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

A winningly intimate oasis amidst Rome's overwhelming tourist bustle.

swissinfo.ch: Can the debate about the commander be linked to the rivalry between the Swiss Guards and the Vatican police? A.d.R.: The pope is just as critical towards certain demonstrations of ...