The mostly wool military-dress uniform will not replace the iconic red, orange and blue uniforms for which the guards are ...

ROME, OCT 3 - Pope Leo XIV will be present Saturday at the swearing-in ceremony of the Swiss Guards, the first pontiff to do ...

The pope's army on Oct. 2 unveiled an additional uniform for nonceremonial, formal occasions, such as a diplomatic reception ...

It all dates back to the late 1400s when guardsmen began serving the Papal States. In 1505, the Swiss bishop Matthaus Schiner, who later became a cardinal, proposed to Pope Julius II the creation of a ...

A person walks along the elevated secret narrow 800-meter corridor, known as "Passetto", that runs atop the old Vatican walls between the Popes' Vatican palace and the Castel Sant'Angelo fortress, ...

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 bodyguards, ...

The new uniform is one of several outfits the guards wear. The most famous is the “Gala Uniform,” which despite popular ...