Pope lends star power to Swiss Guards swearing-in ceremony as his army struggles to find recruits

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Pope Leo XIV presided Saturday over the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards, lending some surprise star power to the pomp-filled ceremony as the corps struggles to find enough young men to serve in the world's oldest standing army. (Video courtesy of Vatican Media via AP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/05/pope-lends-star-power-to-swiss-guards-swearing-in-ceremony-as-his-army-struggles-to-find-recruits  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Thank you very much.

00:30Slice.

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00:40Slice.

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00:47Up!

00:54Up!

00:57I'm sorry, everybody, I swear,

00:59all this, what we saw in the world was the most important thing,

01:01we are not going to die,

01:03we are not going to die,

01:05we are going to help our own patrols.

01:07Up!

01:11Up!

01:12Oh

01:29Che avete fatto questo giuramento

01:32E' una testimonianza molto importante nel mondo di oggi

01:37Ci fa capire l'importanza della disciplina del sacrificio

01:42Di vivere la fede in una maniera che veramente

01:46Parla a tutti i giovani

01:49Del valore di dare la vita

01:52Di servire

01:53E pensare negli altri

01:55Vi ringrazio

01:57A nome mio

01:59E di tutta la Santa Sede per il vostro servizio

02:02Dio vi benedica

02:04Benedichi le vostre famiglie

02:06Vi accompagni sempre

02:08Grazie

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