Watch live as Pope Leo XIV presides over the oath-taking ceremony of 28 new members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard as they ...

By Mario Galgano On Wednesday afternoon, 28 new recruits for the Swiss guard took their oath of allegiance. In his address, ...

Historic papal presence: Pope Leo XIV attended and led the Swiss Guard oath ceremony for the first time in over five decades. Ceremony’s deep roots: The annual event recalls the 1527 Sack of Rome, ...

Rare papal presence: Pope Leo XIV personally led the swearing-in, marking the first time in over five decades a pontiff has presided over the ceremony. Historic tradition: The oath recalls the 1527 ...

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 ...

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. The halberds -- a traditional steel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...