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 ...

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‘Honor in Armor’: A Groundbreaking Look at the Swiss Guard’s Hidden World For over five centuries, the Vatican Swiss Guard ...

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

Armor like a knight on horseback. A helmet with bright-colored plumes sticking out. Wide blue and gold-striped pants that can seem almost clown-like. The Swiss Guard, the pope's iconic bodyguards, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...