Religion Roundup
Pope Names New Swiss Guard Commander
Associated Press
August 20, 2008
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict has chosen a Swiss police commander to lead the Vatican's elite Swiss Guards.
The Vatican says Benedict chose 36-year-old Daniel Anrig, who was a Swiss Guard in the early 1990s. Anrig is married to a theologian and has four children.
The Swiss Guards, with colorful uniforms and ramrod posture, have been serving pontiffs for more than 500 years. The guards number about 110 and must be Swiss Catholics with impeccable reputations. They stand guard at papal ceremonies as well as help to protect the pope.
Vatican and Italian police also protect the pontiff.
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