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Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes
- May 6, 2021
Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for having chosen to serve the successor of St. Peter and he thanked all the guards for their diligence and service.
Vatican No. 2 intervenes to shed light on Swiss Guard deaths
- May 4, 2021
The Vatican secretary of state has intervened personally to shed light on one of the most sensational Vatican scandals of recent times: The 1998 murder of the Swiss Guard commander and his wife, purportedly by a disgruntled younger Swiss Guardsman who then took his own life.
Swiss Guards report additional cases of COVID-19 among ranks
- Oct 16, 2020
The Swiss Guard reported an additional seven men have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the current number of cases among the 113 guardsmen to 11.
4 Swiss Guards test positive as COVID-19 penetrates Vatican
- Oct 13, 2020
Four Swiss Guards have tested positive for coronavirus and were showing symptoms, the Vatican said Monday, as the surge in infections in surrounding Italy penetrates the Vatican walls.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards that Christ stands beside them at all times
- Oct 2, 2020
Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis assured them that God always stands by their side, offering them comfort and consolation.
Swiss Guard honor members who died in 1527 in subdued ceremony
- May 7, 2020
Despite a delay in the formal swearing in of new members due to the coronavirus, the Pontifical Swiss Guard Wednesday still honored fallen comrades with a private ceremony held digitally for the first time.
Using the lockdown for good: CUA professor shares his family’s experience
- Mar 18, 2020
Looking on the “bright side” or seeking the “silver lining” of something like a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is not naivete, but an exercise of one’s God-given will, said a U.S. professor locked down in Rome with his wife and son.
As bigwigs gather in Davos, newlyweds leave to join Pope in Panama
- Jan 22, 2019
Last summer Pope Francis surprised the world when he married a Swiss Guard and Vatican Museum employee. Now, they’re serving as volunteers at Panama’s World Youth Day.
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