The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican

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Aleem Maqbool

Religion editor

BBC Cardinals and bishops attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square on 26 April 2025 in the Vatican CityBBC

The Vatican’s Santa Marta guesthouse has 128 rooms. From 7 May, it will be filled with cardinals participating in the conclave to elect the next Pope. But one room in the guesthouse is still sealed with a red ribbon, as it has been since its occupant died there on…

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