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Vatican Swiss Guard slayings back in spotlight with new book
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe mother of a Swiss Guard member accused of committing one of the most sensational crimes in...
Quiz: Could you qualify for the Swiss Guard?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThirty-four new recruits were sworn into the Swiss Guard on Monday at the Vatican, becoming part of the world’s smallest army, according to ABC News. The...
Car rushes Vatican gate, is fired on by gendarmes; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday...
WANTED: 25 men to guard the pope. Must be Catholic. Must be Swiss
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe world's smallest army, in the world's smallest state, is growing and looking for a few good men....
Pope Benedict news - latest: Ex-Pope took part in mass in his room and ‘rested well’ Vatican says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEmeritus Pope Benedict “rested well” and participated in a mass yesterday afternoon, the Vatican has...
Car breaches Vatican gate at high speed, man arrested
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A man who breached Vatican security on Thursday evening driving at high...
Week in pictures: 27 April - 3 May 2024
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Workers hang Eugene Delacroix's painting Liberty Guiding the People, marking...
New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMaximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes...
Pope Benedict XVI’s lying in state begins in Vatican as thousands expected to pay their respects
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople waited in a queue at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Monday to pay respect to Pope...
Thousands mourn Benedict XVI as former pope lies in state at the Vatican
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands filed past the body of Benedict XVI on Monday as the pope emeritus, who died Saturday at...