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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A picture shows the dome of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican at sunset as Pope Francis ... spokesman for the Swiss Guard, which handles the pope's security, told AFP. "Extraordinary services ...

St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls ... spokesman for the Swiss Guard, which handles the pope's security, told AFP. "Extraordinary services -- masses, audiences ...

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.