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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 has its own pharmacy ... Among the first members of the Vatican Athletics track team are nuns, priests, Swiss Guards, museum workers, carpenters and maintenance workers.