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Source: BBC World Service-WGBH-PRI "The World"

Roundup

Swiss Guard Report [4min]

The Vatican is celebrating the five hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Guard. Correspondent Megan Williams reports from the Vatican.

Read entire article at BBC World Service-WGBH-PRI "The World"