Conclave: How Vatican keeps its papal vote secret1 day ago Share Save Sarah Rainsford Europe Correspondent Reporting from Rome Share SaveGetty Images Just over 130 cardinals will gather later this week to vote for a new popeThis must be the most secretive election in the world. "There are electronic jammers to make sure that phone and wi-fi signals are not getting in or out," said John Allen, the editor of Crux news site. "The logic is trust but verify," John Allen said. "There are groups in town who are trying to bang the drum on issues of interest to them," John Allen says. From then on John Allen believes personal preference will dominate over politics, liberal or conservative factions or the "rattle and hum of public debate".