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Vatican Swiss Guard slayings back in spotlight with new book
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe mother of a Swiss Guard member accused of committing one of the most sensational crimes in...
Quiz: Could you qualify for the Swiss Guard?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThirty-four new recruits were sworn into the Swiss Guard on Monday at the Vatican, becoming part of the world’s smallest army, according to ABC News. The...
WANTED: 25 men to guard the pope. Must be Catholic. Must be Swiss
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe world's smallest army, in the world's smallest state, is growing and looking for a few good men....
Car rushes Vatican gate, is fired on by gendarmes; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday...
New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMaximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes...
Pope Benedict news - latest: Ex-Pope took part in mass in his room and ‘rested well’ Vatican says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEmeritus Pope Benedict “rested well” and participated in a mass yesterday afternoon, the Vatican has...
Pope Benedict XVI’s lying in state begins in Vatican as thousands expected to pay their respects
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople waited in a queue at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Monday to pay respect to Pope...
65,000 view Benedict XVI's body lying in state at Vatican
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in...
Thousands mourn Benedict XVI as former pope lies in state at the Vatican
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands filed past the body of Benedict XVI on Monday as the pope emeritus, who died Saturday at...
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition 'serious'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican...