Pope Julius II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513
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| 2025 | Vatican collaborated with Microsoft to create an interactive version of St. Peter's Basilica in the video game Minecraft, titled 'Peter is Here', developed as part of the 2025 Jubilee to engage young audiences. |
| 2024 | Vatican partnered with Microsoft to create an interactive 3D model of St. Peter's Basilica using over 400,000 high-resolution drone photographs, generating the model with artificial intelligence. |
| January 5 2023 | Pope Benedict XVI was interred in St. Peter's Basilica, marking the most recent burial in the basilica's extensive tomb collection. |
| May 6 2021 | 34 new guards were sworn in during the annual oath ceremony, with 23 taking the oath in German, 2 in Italian, 8 in French, and 1 in Romansh. |
| December 1 2020 | Introduction of the Lieutenant rank in the Pontifical Swiss Guard, expanding the commissioned officer ranks from 2 to 3 Lieutenants. |
| 2019 | The Swiss Guard replaced its traditional metal helmet with a new PVC version featuring hidden air vents, which can be manufactured in just one day compared to several days for the metal model. |
| October 2019 | The Swiss Guard was expanded to 135 men, increasing from the previous limit of 110. |
| 2015 | Vatican officials collaborated with Italian authorities to improve protection against potential terrorist attacks, particularly drone threats. |
| December 2014 | Pope Francis directed that Commander Daniel Anrig's term end on 31 January 2015, to be succeeded by Christoph Graf. |
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