The world’s oldest army, the Swiss Guards, has unveiled a new uniform, though their iconic Renaissance-era attire remains untouched. This additional ensemble, designed for formal, non-ceremonial ...

Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at the Vatican on Saturday, the latest halberd-clutching soldiers of the pope to serve a tradition stretching back 500 years. The halberds -- a traditional steel ...

Most of the readers of this column would probably be familiar with the young men in red, yellow and blue uniforms marching around parts of the city of Rome. They carry with them a halberd, which is a ...