Second to the Pope, of course, the members of the Swiss Guard are easily the most famous residents of Vatican City. For centuries, this highly-trained standing army of young Swiss men has been in ...

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

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says.In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to re-establish the Oklahoma State Guard and has directed the state’s Military Department to devise a plan for the civil defense force that would be under the ...

Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, a Vatican spokesman said in a statement. In this picture made available on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 by Vatican Media, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis baptized 21 babies, all the children of Vatican staff and Swiss Guards, in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday. The group baptism is a papal custom for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

The pontiff fell at his residence on Thursday, Vatican officials said. LONDON -- Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall ...

Louise Classon (seen here in one of her many costumes) has been a school crossing guard for over 30 years and, despite the stop sign she carries, has no plans to stop any time soon. On a cold, snowy ...

But as has been widely reported in the Register and elsewhere, Cardinal Pell’s successes in reforming Vatican finances provoked fierce resistance from old-guard Vatican officials who had Francis ...

It’s his job to run the papal conclave that will elect the new pontiff. The winner needs two-thirds of the vote: 72 cardinals to write his name on their ballot slip. If that number is not ...

Fifth and final Holy Door opens in Rome. The holy door at the Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls was opened on Sunday morning as part of solemn events to mark the start of the Vatican's Jubilee ...

According to reports, the alleged murderer of Mamadi Tunkara, the security guard stabbed to death in via Tiraboschi, in the centre of Bergamo, was stopped at the border with Switzerland.