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The Swiss Guard was established by Pope Julius II in 1506. Here's what to know about the 500-year-old military body.
Lt. Col. Christoph Graf will now command the 500-year-old Papal Swiss Guard, replacing Col. Daniel Anrig, who had commanded the unit since 2008. Col. Graf, who comes from canton Lucerne ...
The complainant, aged 36 at the time, was forced to remove clothing and endure a full body search in 2017 after Geneva border guards found ... Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of ...