Conclave: cell phone signals to be blocked in Vatican on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Vatican City, May 5 (LaPresse) – On Wednesday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m., one and a half hours before the cardinals begin their procession toward the Sistine Chapel, “all mobile phone telecommunication signal transmission systems within the territory of the Vatican City State, excluding the area of Castel Gandolfo, will be deactivated.” This was announced in a statement from the Governorate of the Vatican City State. "The signal will be restored following the announcement of the election of the Supreme Pontiff, delivered from the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as quickly as mobile technology allows," the statement added.