During a private audience on Saturday, Pope Francis praised the Swiss Guards for their great patience with pilgrims who visit ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the founding of the Swiss Guard, the death of a prominent ...

The Pontifical Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is among the oldest active military units in continuous ...

Sometimes called “the world’s smallest army” or “the Pope’s army,” it is officially the Guardia Svizzera or Swiss Guards, the soldiers responsible for the safety of the pope.

We all need to help and support one another, and this applies to individual communities, and also to the entire Church.” Pope ...

Along with the blazing-red serge uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, there is perhaps no other official ensemble as instantly recognizable as that of the Swiss Guards, the elite cadre ...

Pope Pius XI still has a Swiss Guard.† Whether they, in serving under the Papal flag, are now criminals under Swiss law did not appear last week. Most Swiss seemed to think that what President ...

The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling ...

During a private audience on Saturday, Pope Francis praised the Swiss Guards for their "great patience" with pilgrims who visit the Vatican. "It takes patience, and the guardsmen have it.

Vatican Swiss Guard recruits line up for their swearing-in ceremony, at the Vatican, on May 6. For almost three decades, the Swiss Guard uniforms have been crafted — every detail overseen — by ...