New Vatican Swiss Guards Swearing In Ceremony

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 06: 33 new Vatican Swiss Guards recruits swear in during a ceremony at St. Damaso courtyard on May 6, 2018 in Vatican City, Vatican. The annual swearing in ceremony for the New Papal Swiss Guards takes place every year on May 6, commemorating the 147 soldiers who died defending Pope Clement VII on the same day in 1527 during the sack of Rome. This year 33 new recruits joined the military unit whose responsibility is to protect the Pope. (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)