Sistine Chapel now a technology 'dead zone' (pictures)

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An April 18, 2005, photo of cardinals entering the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican before the start of the conclave that ultimately elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Benedict XVI. Somehow, the news leaked and German media was able to report the election before the official word from the Vatican. This time around, both the Sistine Chapel and the Santa Marta residence are being swept electronically, and the Vatican's police force has installed electronic-jamming devices underneath the Sistine Chapel's elevated floor to keep potential snoops at bay.

March 11, 2013 1:44 PM PDT

Photo by: Getty Images

| Caption by: Charles Cooper

 

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