Inside the huge guesthouse where cardinals stay during the conclave

Being tasked with h is one of the biggest decisions the 133 cardinals in the midst of the conclave will make in their lifetimes - so a good night's sleep and a decent breakfast is highly important.

The vast majority of the cardinals currently taking place in the centuries-old ritual, which will at some point leak from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, are staying in the same Vatican City guesthouse.

The Domus Sanctae Marthae is a 129-room 'hotel' inside the walls of Vatican City that has traditionally been used by the papacy to host visitors.

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