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 ...

For almost three decades, the Swiss Guard uniforms ... will be watching the costumes very closely." Despite his years of sewing for the Holy See, Cicioni says leading the Vatican's sartorial ...

Thirty-four new Swiss Guard recruits pledged their traditional oath in the Vatican on Monday and swore allegiance to Pope Francis in their distinctive way, raising three fingers to evoke the Holy ...

swissinfo.ch: Can the debate about the commander be linked to the rivalry between the Swiss Guards and the Vatican police? A.d.R.: The pope is just as critical towards certain demonstrations of ...