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, ...

They must be in good health, have a high school diploma or equivalent and have completed Swiss military training. They need a driver’s license and be willing to serve for at least 26 months. Most ...

Pope Leo XIV presided Saturday over the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards, lending some surprise star power to the ...

ROME (AP) — 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 ...

Italian special forces have deployed “drone-killing” weapons to protect world leaders attending the Pope’s funeral. Soldiers in combat uniform have been mobilised to St Peter’s Square to guard it from ...

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 on Thursday ...