Vatican Clamps Down On U.S. Cardinals' Media Briefings

NPR | March 07, 2013 10:08 a.m. | Updated: March 07, 2013 7:41 p.m.

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At the Vatican, cardinals continue to noodle over when to hold the conclave to choose the next pope. There has been intense global interest in the process and American cardinals have been at the forefront in briefing reporters and controlling the message. But the Americans have been told to put a lid on it.