During a private audience on Saturday, Pope Francis praised the Swiss Guards for their "great patience" with pilgrims who visit the Vatican. "It takes patience, and the guardsmen have it.

Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Foundation in the Vatican’s richly-frescoed Clementine Hall during an audience marking the organization’s 25th anniversary ...

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Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing ...

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Headquarters of the Catholic Church – The Pope lives in the Vatican and ... Almost all Vatican jobs are for Catholic clergy, Swiss Guards, and Vatican officials, so work opportunities for ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) During a private audience on Saturday, Pope Francis praised the Swiss Guards for their "great patience" with pilgrims who visit the Vatican. "It takes patience, and the ...