One of the new thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during a swearing in ceremony in Saint Damaso courtyard at the Vatican May 06, 2005.

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	Filename: 050506cpp0002 Description: Swiss Guard arrives for swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0002 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0003 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0003 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0004 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0004 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0005 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0005 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0006 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0006 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0007 Description: Commander Mader Elmar Theodor rewiews new recruits during the swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0007 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0008 Description: Commander Mader Elmar Theodor rewiews new recruits during the swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0008 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0009 Description: Commander Mader Elmar Theodor rewiews new recruits during the swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0009 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0010 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0010 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0011 Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome Object name: 050506cpp0011 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0012 Description: One of the new thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during a swearing in ceremony in Saint Damaso courtyard at the Vatican May 06, 2005. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consist of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 cm (5 feet 8 inches) tall and beardless celebrate this year their 500th anniversary. New recruits are sworn every year on May 06, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 06, 1527 Object name: 050506cpp0012 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP
	Filename: 050506cpp0013 Description: One of the new thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during a swearing in ceremony in Saint Damaso courtyard at the Vatican May 06, 2005. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consist of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 cm (5 feet 8 inches) tall and beardless celebrate this year their 500th anniversary. New recruits are sworn every year on May 06, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 06, 1527 Object name: 050506cpp0013 Credit: ©ALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP