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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 ...

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 ...

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) – In their plumed helmets and striped uniforms, the Swiss Guards are one of the most beloved traditions of the Vatican _ and on Thursday take a central role in the pope’s historic ...

(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 ...

Pope Leo XIV attends the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards in the Vatican's San Damaso Courtyard Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media (Vatican News) — The Pontifical Swiss Guard is ...

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 ...