Vatican readies for conclave lockdown

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest house ahead of the conclave to choose Pope Francis's successor. The magnificence of Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes now vaults above more mundane rows of stackable chairs and desks marked with simple place-settings listing the surnames of the cardinal electors. Senior prelates were seen moving wheeled suitcases to the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse, with Britain's Ca