Meet the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Mightier than the sword: Words are a Swiss Guard's best weapon
New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio
Pope asks lay Catholics to prepare for synod's 'prophetic' stage
Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, pope says at audience
Pope's representative to U.S. warns of 'auto-referential' church
Pope: Temperance means acting thoughtfully
Seek contact with nature to change polluting lifestyles, pope says
Cultivate solidarity through prayer, adoration, pope tells donors
Pope: Have courage to say 'no' to atrocities
Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
Pope Francis on his relationship with Benedict: 'He always defended me'
Pope says he was 'used' in 2005 conclave: Ratzinger 'was my candidate'
On Easter, pope asks Christ to 'roll away' the stones of war worldwide
Pope washes feet at women's prison
Pope asks priests to be brotherly, avoid harshness
Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience
Discernment is essential to discipleship, papal preacher says
In a hostile world, the vocation of Christians is to hope, pope says
Family, community, are key to overcoming secularism, pope says