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

Eight years before, the limited premier edition of The Szyk Haggadah I created (2006-08) had been donated to the Vatican ...

The security mission of Swiss Guard extends to the Pope's apostolic travels, the pontifical palace of Castel Gandolfo, and ...

At Pope Francis’ personal initiative, Vatican City employees with three or more children will receive a monthly 300-euro ...

Vatican City is one of the world's smallest countries, covering approximately 100 acres and housing fewer than a thousand ...

Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...

The first batch of books players can find are in the game’s first open world area, Vatican City. Here is how to get ... corner of the Castel to find a guard station. The book is on a wooden ...

tucked behind the Porta Sant'Anna main entrance to Vatican City where the Swiss Guard stand at attention. "The challenge has been to keep the uniform the same," as certain materials, fabrics and ...

This week, rumors started flying following an interview in which Vatican almoner Archbishop ... tip from a "knowledgeable source in Rome": "Swiss guards confirmed that the pope has ventured ...

From the window of the Apostolic Palace Bergoglio invited us to think about the date of the first sacrament: ‘If you do not ...