A Swiss Guard stands at attention during a Mass marking the conclusion of the Jubilee of the World of Volunteering in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 9, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Pablo Esparza ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...
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 ...
The mostly wool military-dress uniform will not replace the iconic red, orange and blue uniforms for which the guards are famous. Swiss Guards model the new military dress uniform in a courtyard of ...
ROME -- 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 young ...
The world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look. The Swiss Guard on Thursday unveiled a new non-ceremonial, formal uniform worn at events outside the Vatican, ...