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New crop of Swiss Guards prepares to serve the pope through hard work and listening Swiss Guards may not have to go to battle for the pope, but they engage in spiritual war to help hopefuls coming to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Armor like a knight on horseback. A helmet with bright-colored plumes sticking out. Wide blue and gold-striped pants that can seem ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV presided Saturday over the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards, lending some surprise star power to the pomp-filled ceremony as the corps struggles to find enough young ...

(LONDON) — To celebrate their 513th anniversary, the Swiss Guard — the tiny security force that protects the Vatican –- has debuted modern 3D-printed helmets made of a strong but light-weight plastic.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — With a determined gaze, Renato Peter clenched the flag of the Swiss Guard in his fist while holding up three fingers of his other hand in a salute to the Holy Trinity. When called ...

Jeremy and Paul, whose surnames cannot be published for security reasons, will soon be sworn in as Swiss Guards at the Vatican, becoming part of an ancient, prestigious body responsible for protecting ...