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VIS news – Holy See Press Office: THIRTY SWISS GUARD RECRUITS TO BE SWORN IN ON THURSDAY.

VATICAN CITY, 4 MAY 2010 (VIS) – In the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican Apostolic Palace at 5 p.m. on Thursday 6 May, thirty new recruits will be sworn in as members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the presence of members of the Roman Curia, diplomatic representatives, and civil and religious authorities from Switzerland. William Kloter, the new major of the Swiss Guard, will also be taking the oath.