Pope Francis Welcomes Vatican’s New Swiss Guard Recruits
‘Thank you for your generous service,’ the Holy Father told the new recruits, referring to the ‘great family of the Swiss Guard.’
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An Afternoon With the New Swiss Guards: Preparing For a Mission of Faith and Service
The Swiss Guard is indeed the smallest standing army in the world, numbering only 135 members.
Pope Francis Encourages New Swiss Guard Recruits ‘To Grow as Christians’
The Pope spoke to the recruits on the anniversary of the Sack of Rome, a battle in 1527 in which 147 Swiss Guards died defending Pope Clement VII from mutinous troops of the Holy Roman Empire.
3 Swiss Guards Resign, Commander Reportedly Threatened as Vatican Enforces Vaccine
The Register has learned that since the Spring, the Vatican has been holding seminars to “indoctrinate” the guardsmen to take the anti-Covid vaccine.
‘We Are Ready to Give Up Our Lives’: 34 New Swiss Guards Take Oath to Protect Pope Francis
“It is something that only we, Swiss people, can do, and it is important to show that there still are young people ready to be committed to promote some values,” Swiss Guard Baptiste Crettaz said.
Swiss Guards Receive Funding Boost for Barracks Renovation
Fundraising for the renovation of the Swiss Guard barracks has been underway since 2016, through the creation of a Switzerland-based charitable foundation.
Four Vatican Swiss Guards Test Positive for the Coronavirus
In addition, three other residents or citizens of Vatican City State tested positive for the virus, said Holy See press office.
Swiss Guards Postpone Swearing-In of New Recruits Due to Coronavirus
The Swiss Guards marked the 493rd anniversary of the May 6, 1527 battle with Mass in the church of Santa Maria of the Pieta in the Teutonic College, followed by the “laying of the wreath,” in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs in Vatican City.
Soldiers of the Pope: The Ancestral Tradition of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the Vatican
Some of the new guards shared their special experience with the Register on the sidelines of the May 6 ceremonies.
Swiss Guards Make Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
This was the first time in its 500-year history that the Swiss Guard organized a Holy Land pilgrimage.
