Tag: Switzerland
Picturesque Catholic village in Switzerland buried under landslide
A massive landslide triggered by the collapse of part of the Birch Glacier buried nearly 90 per cent of the Catholic village of Blatten in Switzerland's Lötschental Valley on 28 May.
Swiss Guard gains new defenders keeping the Vatican secure
On 6 May, 34 young men will swear their allegiance to protect the pope and join the Swiss Guard, continuing a 500 year tradition.
