Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vatican Swiss Guard recruits line up for their swearing-in ceremony, at the Vatican, Monday, May 6, 2024. The ceremony is held ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the age of 88, Pope Francis died on the morning of Monday, April 21. The pontiff had spent the better part of the year at ...

The Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing a commemorative year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Sack of Rome, in which 147 ...

VATICAN CITY — The Swiss government agreed last week to give $5.66 million toward the renovation of the Swiss Guard barracks at the Vatican. The Swiss Federal Council, the highest executive authority ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Pontifical Swiss Guard will continue to wear the colorful ...

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 28 - The 28 latest recruits to the world's oldest and smallest army, the Swiss Guard, will be sworn in at the Vatican on May 6. The solemn swearing-in of the 28 new recruits to the ...

ROME – Just as New York readies to host the biggest night of the fashion world’s annual calendar tomorrow night at the Met Gala, this time with a Catholic theme, back in Rome the Swiss Guard made a ...

The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday ...

Rome is one of those cities that grabs hold of you and doesn’t let you go. As an Australian traveling here many times throughout my teenage years and into my twenties it was a cultural, food and ...

On 6 May 1527, the Pontifical Swiss Guard defended Pope Clement VII “with extraordinary courage and unwavering loyalty.” On that occasion, 147 Guards lost their lives, while their 42 comrades escorted ...

VATICAN CITY — The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on ...