The mission of the Swiss Guard, the oldest military corps in the world, is to ensure the security of the Pope and protect the cardinals when the chair of Peter is vacant. But what happens when the ...

they are probably the most photographed Swiss – the members of the Swiss Guard. Since 1506 they have protected the head of the Roman Catholic Church and his residence. Pope Francis is also ...

It’s the smallest and most mysterious army in the world: the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The film accompanies these men of faith and combat, from their recruitment in Switzerland to their military ...

The very first hotel from the group that gave us the Orient Express possesses all the allure Stendahl captures in his Roman promenades.

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 ...

Demanding, but at the same time, very understanding. He encompasses these two things because he himself spent two years as a Swiss Guard and he is familiar with the situation in which these young ...