For a lengthy discussion on the procedures that are carried out in the Vatican to prepare for, and carry out a conclave, click on this link.
The Vatican has its own police force who work all the time and are not affected by a conclave.
The cardinals gathered in the Vatican for the secret conclave to elect a new pope.
No, the conclave is a normal occurrence in the Vatican whenever a pope dies or resigns. It does take a tremendous amount of preparations, however.
A conclave is a secrete meeting of the cardinals held in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.
There is no elected president in the Vatican. There is a pope who is elected in a secret conclave by the cardinals. The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
The next conclave to elect a pope will occur a few days after Pope Francis either dies or resigns.
About the only voting in Vatican City is when a papal conclave is held. Only the cardinal electors vote in that.
The pope is elected in a secret election, called a conclave, by the College of Cardinals.
The conclave took place in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
Yes, he was elected at the conclave in the Vatican on March 13.
They stay in Casa Di Santa Marta which was constructed specifically to house the cardinals during a conclave. It gives them a bit more comfort than the dark and dank cells they formerly occupied in the Sistine Chapel but still keeps them sequestered from having any outside contact.
People do not select the pope. He is chosen by the College of Cardinals in a secret conclave held in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.