POPE JOHN PAUL II ADDRESSES FORMER SWISS GUARDS ON OCCASION OF HIS VISIT TO BERNE.
Pope John Paul II addresses members of an association of former Swiss guards who have served in the Vatican at the end of his two-day visit to Berne June 6, 2004. The ailing 84-year-old pontiff had undertaken a trip to Switzerland, his 103rd journey outside Italy, on occasion of the first Swiss National Catholic Youth Day. REUTERS/Marcus Gyger RS/MR/AA