Swiss guards attend a swearing-in ceremony in Vatican City, on May 6, 2017. The annual swearing in ceremony for the new papal Swiss guards takes place on May 6, commemorating the 147 who died defending Pope Clement VII on the same Day in 1527. (Photo by: Andrea Franceschini/Pacific Press)

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