The Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing an extraordinary year of celebrations to commemorate in 2027 the fifth centenary of the Sacco di Roma, the sack of Rome during which 147 guards died defending ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

(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 ...

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

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 ...

VATICAN— The Swiss Guards, who have protected popes for the last five centuries, now have a new uniform. The mostly wool uniform is the recreation of a historic military dress for use at galas and ...

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 ...

For the newest class of 34 Swiss Guards who will be sworn in on Monday, their service is based on faith and a love for the Church and the Pope, as storied as the uniform itself. “For me it was ...

It takes over an hour to don the colourful uniform of the pope's Swiss Guards, and new recruits soon discover they cannot buckle up armour weighing 15 kilogrammes by themselves. Jeremy and Paul, whose ...

For 500 years, the Swiss Guard has served the pope and the Vatican. One region in Switzerland sends large numbers of young men to serve in Rome. A high school teacher in Naters, who served in the ...

The mostly wool military-dress uniform will not replace the iconic red, orange and blue uniforms for which the guards are famous. Swiss Guards model the new military dress uniform in a courtyard of ...