The Swiss Guards were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506. It is a military body made up of Swiss citizens, whose main task is ...

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” ...

Swiss Guards have made it a mission to protect the pope. NBC News' Tom Llamas looks inside one of the oldest military units ...

Tens of thousands have already turned out to pay their respects to the late Pope ahead of his funeral service on Saturday ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

‘We need daring, more daring, always daring, to dare, to dare, to dare again!’ ‘Still more traitors, still more treason…’ ...