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Why the guards who protect the conclave are wearing those crazy uniforms

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[Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images] SWISS ARMY LIFE Of course, theres another anomaly at play here: Why the mini army is dubbed the Swiss Guard despite being located within the worlds smallest country (Vatican City), which is nestled within Rome. Tweaks and revisions were made over time, with history intervening at various points.

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Americans are fueling a massive pope economy

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Peter in Vatican City, though, vendors and various service providers are preparing for a full-on religious tourist invasion. Divine copyright protection The Vatican, it turns out, has a long history of legally protecting the popes image. million arriving in 2024 alone, according to The Guardian.

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Vatican announces funeral and public viewing dates for Pope Francis

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Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pay their respects to history’s first Latin American pontiff. The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican’s synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis’s successor, as condolences poured in from around the world.

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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

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Pope Francis, historys first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, Francis told an empty St.