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

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The ...

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

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

The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said that the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid ...

A tiny little European country that is the smallest in the world by size and population has a zero birth rate. Spread over ...

In January 2010, Pope Francis' predecessor covertly left the Vatican for a secret outing ... mountaineering — sometimes even fooling the Swiss Guards who were sworn to protect him," says ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny and sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz on Jan. 23 in Rome spoke about evangelization through art.

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

The Swiss Guard is trained in using both traditional ... dedicating themselves to protecting the Pope at all costs. Vatican City itself is a mere 100 acres, with around 496 people calling it ...

The best investments to make are the ones that benefit other people, Pope Francis said."When we put wealth at the service of ...