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New Members Of Elite Swiss Guard Sworn In To Protect The Pope
Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard.
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Swiss Guard Tasked To Protect Pope Francis, Faints During Weekly Audience
A Swiss Guard fainted during Pope Francis' weekly audience Wednesday, hitting the floor with a clang while still clutching his halberd, as a concerned pontiff looked on.
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3 Mexicans, 1 Swiss Wounded In Jordan Stabbing, Accused Arrested
Several tourists were stabbed on Wednesday in Jerash, a Jordanian city popular with foreign visitors, along with a local guide and a security guard, police said, adding that a man had been arrested.
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Up to 26 million Euros Stolen In French Van Heist
An armoured van was held up in Switzerland by masked men whose accomplices had taken the daughter of one of the security guards hostage in neighbouring France, police in the Swiss canton of Vaud said on Friday.
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Fake bishop tries to sneak into Vatican meeting
An Italian man dressed up in fake ecclesiastical robes was escorted out of a meeting of Catholic cardinals by Swiss Guards on Monday after trying to sneak into the closed-door Vatican meeting.
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New Members Of Elite Swiss Guard Sworn In To Protect The Pope
Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard.
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Swiss Guard Tasked To Protect Pope Francis, Faints During Weekly Audience
A Swiss Guard fainted during Pope Francis' weekly audience Wednesday, hitting the floor with a clang while still clutching his halberd, as a concerned pontiff looked on.
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3 Mexicans, 1 Swiss Wounded In Jordan Stabbing, Accused Arrested
Several tourists were stabbed on Wednesday in Jerash, a Jordanian city popular with foreign visitors, along with a local guide and a security guard, police said, adding that a man had been arrested.
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Up to 26 million Euros Stolen In French Van Heist
An armoured van was held up in Switzerland by masked men whose accomplices had taken the daughter of one of the security guards hostage in neighbouring France, police in the Swiss canton of Vaud said on Friday.
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Fake bishop tries to sneak into Vatican meeting
An Italian man dressed up in fake ecclesiastical robes was escorted out of a meeting of Catholic cardinals by Swiss Guards on Monday after trying to sneak into the closed-door Vatican meeting.
