It’s the smallest and most mysterious army in the world: the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The film accompanies these men of faith and combat, from their recruitment in Switzerland to their military ...

When the commander of the Swiss Guard, his ex-model wife and a young officer in the corps were discovered shot dead at the Vatican in May 1998, it was the kind of story a journalist dreams about a ...

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

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 ...

These nations maintain peace not through military might or hefty defence budgets, but through strong diplomacy, friendly ties ...

Now, Honor in Armor: Inside the Vatican Swiss Guard, a new documentary that had its U.S. premiere recently at The Sheen Center in New York City, brings audiences behind the Vatican walls ... “But when ...

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 ... In addition to serving within the Vatican, a ...

VATICAN CITY, April 4 (Reuters) - The Vatican's Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher held a phone call on Friday with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the war in Ukraine and ...

The mission of the Swiss ... guards married with children has increased, and the well-being of families is of fundamental importance for the Church and society,” he said on Jan. 18 at the ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St Peter's Square at the Vatican in a ...