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Pope cuts pay for cardinals

Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics as the Vatican battles to balance its books during the pandemic. Cardinals will see their pay reduced by 10% from April, the Vatican said.

Christopher Lamb is Rome Correspondent for the Tablet.

(Picture: Cardinals inside St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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