VICENZA, Italy — Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Italy’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program traveled to Rome Nov. 17–19, where they competed against the Vatican’s Pontifical Swiss Guard ...

Recruits joined the Vatican's Pontifical Swiss Guard, the world’s oldest standing army, in a swearing-in ceremony presided ...

Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at the Vatican on Saturday, the latest halberd-clutching soldiers of the pope to serve a tradition stretching back 500 years. The halberds -- a traditional steel ...

Most of the readers of this column would probably be familiar with the young men in red, yellow and blue uniforms marching around parts of the city of Rome. They carry with them a halberd, which is a ...

Video. Twenty-eight new recruits were formally sworn into the Swiss Guards at Vatican City on Wednesday during a ceremony ...

A member of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard is under investigation for allegedly spitting at two Jewish women attending a Papal address affirming mutual respect for other religions. Vivian Liska, director ...

The Swiss Guard, responsible for protecting the Pope in the Vatican, has become embroiled in an unexpected controversy over alleged antisemitism. According to AP and other outlets on the 11th, the ...

The Vatican is investigating a member of its Swiss Guards, who protect the pope, for allegedly making a spitting gesture at two Jewish women. The women were part of an international Jewish delegation ...

ROME — The Vatican said Monday it was investigating a possible antisemitic incident, in which a Swiss Guard allegedly made a spitting gesture toward two Jewish women. The alleged incident occurred ...

The Vatican’s Pontifical Swiss Guard has sworn in 28 new members, who pledged loyalty to Pope Leo XIV during a ceremonial ...