The Vatican will deactivate its mobile phone coverage network throughout its territory From the afternoon of next Wednesday to guarantee the isolation of the conclave that will choose the successor of the late Pope Francis.
The Government of the state of the Vatican City communicated all its residents and workers on Monday to “It will deactivate all transmission facilities of the cell and radio telecommunications signal.”
This off will affect the entire territory of the state of the city of the Vatican, 0.4 square kilometers in the center of Rome, and will begin at 3:00 p.m. local time (13.00 GMT) on May 7.
The Cardinals also They must leave their mobile phones in the Santa Marta house and that will be returned at the end of the conclave.
The decision has been taken to guarantee the “Safety of activities for the choice of the Supreme Pontiff” And, in fact, the telecommunications signal will not return until a new Pope is designated.
The 133 Cardinals voters They will be locked from Wednesday for the day in the Sistine chapel To vote in the conclave to a successor of the deceased Francisco, while they will spend the night in Vatican buildings such as Santa Marta’s house and some other dependence.
To avoid interference, The conclave must pass with total secrecy And the purpurated will not be able to reveal what was treated in the Sistine Chapel, leave the Vatican State or communicate with people outside this process.
Therefore, these days the technicians of the Holy See They have proceeded to turn off the cameras and sensors that normally guard the monumental chapel, in addition to making sure that there is no instrument that can record.
Both cardinals and assistant staff must swear discretion. If you reveal what is treated in the conclave will be excommunicated.
