(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 ...

Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at the Vatican on Saturday, the latest halberd-clutching soldiers of the pope to serve a tradition stretching back 500 years. A tourist magnet for centuries at the ...

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 ...

The Holy Father was joined by a crowd of spectators watching as the 27 new members were sworn into the ranks of the papal guard. On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, 27 new Swiss Guards took their ...

A group of new Swiss Guard recruits officially joined the ranks after swearing to “faithfully, loyally and honorably serve the reigning Pontiff” at the Vatican on Saturday. Wearing the red, orange, ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard. Known to tourists in St Peter's ...

Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at the Vatican on Saturday, the latest halberd-clutching soldiers of the pope to serve a tradition stretching back 500 years. Swiss guards join a long line of ...