Muguette Baudat, mother of Swiss Guard Corporal Cedric Tornay, arrives at the launch of lawyer Laura Sgro's book Sangue in Vaticano (Blood in The Vatican), in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

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.

Over the past few years, the Swiss Guard has attempted to change the perception that those who enlist are merely another tourist attraction at the Vatican, standing with their distinctive halberds ...

The world’s smallest army is still recruited from Swiss towns and villages. ROME -- Thirty-four new Swiss Guard recruits pledged their traditional oath in the Vatican on Monday and swore ...

If you've ever visited Vatican City, you might have noticed the armed guards in full regalia at some point. They go by many names, including Swiss Guard, the Pontifical Swiss Guard, and the Papal ...

Specifically, the Swiss Guard accompanies the pope to public appearances, guards Vatican City and protects the College of Cardinals during a conclave (the election of a new pope), according to The ...

A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday evening and sped past Swiss Guards into a palace courtyard before the driver was apprehended by ...

Pope Benedict has honoured the Swiss Guards, the small army that protects the Vatican, at a mass inside St Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Guards are celebrating their 500th anniversary this weekend, ...

When they were given the chance to play for the Guard’s team for the league in Vatican City, they jumped on it. Little did they know that they would become friends with U.S. Soldiers and found ...

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 ...

(RNS) — Swiss Guards may not have to go to battle for the pope, but they engage in spiritual war to help hopefuls coming to the Vatican. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — With a determined gaze, Renato ...