US EditionVatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope
- On May 7, 2025, a group of 133 Catholic cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City to commence a confidential conclave tasked with selecting the new pope following the death of Pope Francis.
- The conclave follows strict protocols, including deactivating all mobile phone signals in Vatican City from 3 p.m. Local time to maintain secrecy and prevent information leaks.
- The Sistine Chapel has undergone security upgrades like a raised floor for cardinals' procession, signal jammers, anti-drone measures, and a chimney for signaling election results with smoke.
- All cardinals and support staff have taken an oath of absolute secrecy, with automatic excommunication as the penalty for leaks, and electronic devices will be confiscated until the conclave ends.
- These measures ensure the cardinals remain isolated and under surveillance until a two-thirds majority elects the new pontiff, whose announcement will restore Vatican phone signals.
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Africa: Vatican to Cut Mobile Signals Ahead of Wednesday's Conclave
Mobile phone signals across the Vatican will be deactivated from 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, as 133 Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the secretive conclave to elect a new pontiff to replace Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
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Austrian switches off telephone network for conclave in the Vatican
The head of telecommunications in the Vatican is a Lower Austrian. As such, he is responsible for the fact that the cardinals cannot have contact with the outside world in the election of the Pope via their mobile phones.
·Vienna, Austria
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