
Catholic cardinals will be locked up for the papal conclave but for preparatory meetings this week they must run the gauntlet of journalists desperate for insights into who will be the next pope.
"Your Eminence! Your Eminence!" shout reporters in front of Bernini's colonnade, a few steps from the majestic St Peter's Square, as the "Princes of the Church" meet every morning at 9:00am (0700 GMT).