Deep within the walls of Vatican City lies a repository of secrets, a library of power, and a documented history of the world seen through the eyes of one of its oldest and most influential ...

In 1929, when the Italian state recognized the existence of the Vatican State, the guard was retained, although ordinary police protection was taken care of by the Papal Gendarmerie Corps, a separate ...

In this video I talk about the history of Vatican City. How the Papacy established itself in Rome, how it grew into the large and powerful Papal States, and how it transformed itself into the Vatican ...