来自MSN11 个月
34 recruits join Vatican's Swiss Guard, swearing allegiance to Pope Francis
The oath swearing ceremony for new recruits is held each year on May 6, an historic day for the Swiss Guard as it recalls the deaths of 147 predecessors during the Sack of Rome by Emperor Charles ...
来自MSN11 个月
Pope tells new Swiss Guards to ditch phones, visit Rome
(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 6 - Pope Francis told the newest cohort of young men to join the Swiss Guards Monday that ... deaths of 147 predecessors during the Sack of Rome by Emperor Charles V in 1527.
National Catholic Register25 天
What Does the Swiss Guard Do While Pope Francis Is in the Hospital?
The mission of the Swiss Guard, the oldest military corps in the ... was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome. On Feb. 14, he left St. Martha’s House where he normally ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung3 年
Spendy cantons, recalcitrant free thinkers and a murder charge – the bumpy road to a new ...
After Roger Federer, they are probably the most photographed Swiss – the members of the Swiss Guard. Since 1506 they ... send one franc per inhabitant to Rome. For the former president of ...