The Vatican Swiss Guard
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Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 10th May 2013
16. The Vatican Swiss Guard
It's been an important week for The Vatican's Swiss Guards, who swore in thirty-five new recruits in an elaborate traditional ceremony at the Vatican. The new recruits must swear an oath to protect the Pope by holding the corps' flag and raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity.
