Vatican deactivated mobile signals on 7 May ahead of the papal conclave, ensuring absolute secrecy as 133 cardinals gathered ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The 132 cardinals tasked with selecting the next pope are all in Rome, with the conclave set to begin on Wednesday.

On Monday, 5th May 2025, at the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican, the staff involved in organising the conclave will take a ...

The Vatican said on May 5 it would cut the phone signal within the tiny city-state during the conclave to elect a new pope -- ...

Phone signal will be deactivated at 3 pm (local time) on Wednesday, an hour and a half before the cardinals are scheduled to ...

The official end of the 9-day morning period for Pope Francis on Sunday marks the countdown to the papal conclave starting on ...

Cardinals will on Tuesday (May 5) begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Cardinals have been meeting in the Vatican ahead of the conclave on May 7, where they will start to vote for a successor to Pope Francis. Preparations for the centuries-old tradition are underway, ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope.