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New recruit sworn in as member of the Swiss Guards. Image credit: Vatican News

Swiss Guards new recruits to be sworn in

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Swiss Guards, the world’s smallest army, will swear in its latest recruits today (6th May). The ceremony marks one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the papacy.

poster of miising Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi

Orlandi case reopened by Vatican

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Vatican on Monday said it was opening a fresh probe into Emanuela Orlandi. The 15-year-old Vatican teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome on 22 June 1983.

On this day in history: St Peter’s Basilica Rome consecrated

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 18th November 1626, St Peter’s Basilica in Rome was completed and consecrated. It replaced the fourth century Basilica constructed over what was believed to be the burial site of Saint Peter.