The red-robed cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel in pairs, chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention. The hymn implores the saints to help the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The first full-blooded Filipino to join the Swiss Guards remembers Pope Francis fondly referring to him as “El Filipino” (The Filipino). In an interview yesterday with ...

Defeated Swiss fencers refused to face the Israeli flag during the European championship medal ceremony. The Swiss under-23 fencing team came second and won the silver medal in the European U23 ...

HANDSHAKE. Former Mindanao-based journalist Brady Eviota shakes hands with Pope Francis as his Swiss Guard son, Sebastian, and wife look on.on May 6, 2022, courtesy of Diomedes Eviota The Eviotas ...

The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant. The Hearst Foundations has awarded two Washington groups with grants. The Hearst Foundations has awarded ...

Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica on April 23. The Pope died of a stroke ...

For about 500 years, Swiss Guards have made it a mission to protect the pope. NBC News' Tom Llamas looks inside one of the oldest military units on Earth. Hamas Reacts to New Pope Leo XIV How to ...

Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden casket was perched, as Swiss Guards stood at attention. Over the coming days, tens of ...

"We've been on alert since Monday," when the 88-year-old Francis died, said a member of the Swiss Guard, the army responsible for the pope's security, famed for their colourful striped uniforms.

The Global Times recently obtained an exclusive set of photographs, showing that in mid-April, the China Coast Guard (CCG ... displayed the Chinese national flag to assert sovereignty, cleaned ...

Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images / Shutterstock His body faces the pews, surrounded by four Swiss Guards. The basilica is bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe make a slow ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, the Swiss Guard, with their historic and colorful uniforms, stand vigil, continuing a tradition over five centuries old. Recruits undergo rigorous training ...