[ravingnutter]

Not sure if this is still in effect, but:

In 1996, John Paul set down rules to protect cardinals from "threats to their independence of judgment." Cell phones, electronic organizers, radios, newspapers, TVs and recorders were banned.

Wired.com - April 2005

[Non-Sequitur]

In 1996, John Paul set down rules to protect cardinals from "threats to their independence of judgment." Cell phones, electronic organizers, radios, newspapers, TVs and recorders were banned.

From the Papal conclave, yeah. But not from the Vatican as a whole.