The Sistine Chapel is turning into a secure bunker for the conclave

The Sistine Chapel is turning into a secure bunker for the conclave

Floor tiles designed to block cellphone signals. Special window film to ruin the photos of overhead drones. A bevy of hidden electronic jamming devices. This might sound like the arsenal of a high-tech spy, but it’s actually just a few of the trappings required to keep a conclave secret in 2025. In the wake of Pope Francis’s death and funeral this weekend, the Catholic Church is now in a high-stakes race to prepare for the papal conclave, the tr…

The servers will be kept in the Apostolic Library, all communications will be encrypted and reserved channels will be set up

Photo: Reuters Since the 13th century, the Conclave has functioned under an inviolable principle: the absolute secret of procedures and deliberations among cardinals. For centuries, this was guaranteed by physical closure, oaths and human control. But today, the real risk no longer enters through the door, but is infiltrated through electromagnetic waves, a camera hidden in a pen or a signal intercepted miles away. It is that the technological t…

Depositphotos.com Vatican City.- The Vatican is preparing for an unprecedented Conclave in terms of digital security. The traditional secret surrounding the pope’s election is no longer only protected by walls, physical closure and oaths, now requires measures against technological espionage, hackers and spy drones. The concept is clear: to close any access, communication or escape to return to complete isolation, but using modern means. This im…

For several centuries, the Conclave has functioned under the absolute secrecy of the procedures and decisions among the cardinals.

Just What-All Happens To The Sistine Chapel During A Papal Conclave?

For s start, it’s closed to the public, since the Chapel has been the site for the voting since 1492 and the cardinals are sequestered while deliberating. A stove and chimney for the smoke are installed, the marble mosaic floor is covered, porta-potties are installed in the next room, etc. – Artnet