If you have never seen the uniforms of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard — personal bodyguards to the pope — imagine that St. Peter’s ...

The Swiss Guard, known for their traditional uniforms, are a modern security force trained to protect the pope from contemporary threats.

They may look like they stepped out of the Renaissance — but they’re trained for modern threats.

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...