Cardinals met at the last congregation in front of the Conclave, they will turn off mobile networks on Wednesday
All voters are already in the Vatican.
Rome. The Cardinals met on Tuesday in the Vatican at the last General Congregation in front of the Conclave, which will begin on Wednesday and elect Pope Francis’ successor.
At 11. Congregation on Monday, the Cardinals focused on migration as well as synodality and unity in the Church.
They also outlined the role of the Pope in the perspective of dialogue and building relationships with different religious and cultural worlds and have also dealt with the problem of sects, the Vatican News reported.
In addition, on Monday in the Chapel of Sts. Paul (the so -called Pauline Chapel) in the Apostolic Palace Officials and employees involved in the upcoming Conclave took an oath of confidentiality, as determined by the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, declared by Pope John Paul II. On 22 February 1996.
In addition to the Secretary of the Cardinal College, the Pontifical Ceremonians, the spiritual intended to confess in various languages, doctors and health professionals, he also took the oath of the technical and service staff. These are people responsible for catering, cleaning and transporting the electorates from the Pension House of St. Marta to the Apostolic Palace, Flowermen or the Operation of Lifts. The promise on Monday was also made by members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard assigned to guard near the Sistine Chapel.
Their oaths include a solemn promise to maintain absolute confidentiality on all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and census of votes in the election of the Pope. This promise is of permanent validity unless the newly elected Pope or his successors explicitly cancel it.
133 Cardinals-Vollers will participate in the Conclave to begin on 7 May. The Vatican confirmed on Monday that all voters are already in Rome. From Tuesday to Wednesday’s Mass « Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice », which will take place at 10.00 am, cardinal-calls can stay in the house of St. Martha in their allocated rooms.
The Vatican begins the struggle of conservatives with liberals. Will they go against the legacy of Pope Francis? Read
In addition, the Vatican City State Governatorate announced on Monday that from 7 May at 3 pm they will be in the territory of the state, with the exception of Castel Gandolfo, deactivated towers to transmit mobile network signal transmission. This measure should ensure the isolation of the cardinals during the Conclave. The signal will be renewed after the announcement of the successful election of another Pope from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
The election of the Pope, which has recently lasted two to three days, has been monitored with great interest around the world, even in countries without a large Catholic population.
