(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 6 - Pope Francis told the newest cohort of young men to join the Swiss Guards Monday that they should ditch their phones and get out and visit Rome, taking part in the local ...

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 ...

Currently, the Swiss Guard is led by Col ... Pope Francis was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome. On Feb. 14, he left St. Martha’s House where he normally resides ...

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors have said, after 38 days battling a life-threatening ...

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.

After Roger Federer, they are probably the most photographed Swiss – the members of the Swiss Guard. Since 1506 they ... send one franc per inhabitant to Rome. For the former president of ...

A Vatican Swiss guard stands prior to a mass for the world ... Francis participated in the retreat remotely from the Rome hospital where he is being treated. He could see and hear the Rev. Roberto ...

A Vatican Swiss guard stands prior to a mass for the world of volunteers led by delegate of Pope Francis Cardinal Michael Czerny in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP ...

Pontifical Swiss Guards patrol during a mass for the jubilar pilgrims from Naples wait for the start of the celebration on a ...

while Pope Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pontifical Swiss Guards patrol during a mass for the ...