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Published on 2 May 2022

Swiss president visits the Vatican to meet the Pope and attend swearing-in of Swiss Guard

Bern, 2.5.2022 - President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis will travel to the Vatican on 6 May 2022, where he will take part in the swearing-in of the new Swiss Guard and meet Pope Francis and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the secretary for relations with states. The Swiss president's visit will also be an opportunity to present the new Swiss embassy to the Holy See.