Swiss Guard barracks renovation delayed amid escalating costs

Although construction permits were issued in January, work won't being until next year.

A major project to redevelop new barracks for the Pontifical Swiss Guards, the pope’s body guard and Vatican City military, has been postponed due to a lack of funds and escalating project costs.

Although the Vatican granted building permits to construct new barracks for the Swiss Guards in January of this year, with construction originally slated to beg…