The Vatican will cut off communication and limit the perimeter during the conclave

The Vatican is making final preparations for the conclave that will elect a new pope. During the election of the Pontiff, the capital of the Roman Catholic Church will adopt a number of strict restrictive measures. This is reported by The Guardian.

It is reported that during the election of the new pope, the Vatican will turn into a “blind spot” for mobile communications: it was decided to turn off any communication signal.

Smartphones and other gadgets will be offline on Wednesday at 15:00 local time. The work of the transmitter towers will resume when the world learns the name of the next pontiff. However, this will not affect St. Peter’s Square, said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.

The Vatican press service added that the preparation of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave will take place, has also been virtually completed. At the time of the election of the pope, journalists will not be able to get inside, the chapel has already been taken under guard. The Vatican press service will release a photo of the room prepared for the conclave.