How will they isolate the conclave from the rest of the world?

Both with structural changes to the Vatican buildings, with technological measures, and with the threat of excommunication

The Vatican.- From 3 p.m. on 7 May, the whole territory of the Vatican will be held incommunicado by mobile: cellular and radio signals will be deactivated, and the telephones of the cardinal electors who will participate in the conclave will be seized to elect the successor of Pope Francis, who has recently died. The measure, confirmed by the Government of the State of the Vatican City, seeks to shield the process of papal election with maximum…

The Vatican will deactivate its network of mobile phone coverage throughout its territory and will seize the phones of the cardinals to shield the conclave that will elect the successor of the late Pope Francis from Wednesday.

The Vatican will deactivate its mobile phone coverage network throughout its territory starting next Wednesday afternoon to shield the conclave that will elect the successor of the late Pope Francis. The entry The Vatican will deactivate mobile phone coverage to isolate the conclave was first published in Digital Process.

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