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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday told employees of the Vatican 's extensive multi-language media operations to expect budget cut s as part of wider belt-tightening efforts that have recently targeted cardinals.In a meeting with the department that oversees the Vatican 's newspaper, TV operations, and radio and internet broadcasts, the pope did not offer specifics. He told staff members to "exercise a bit more discipline with money".
The Vatican's Dicastery for Communication has hundreds of personnel and takes up a big chunk of the city-state's budget. It includes Vatican Media, which provides TV, radio and internet services in more than 50 languages.The Vatican has not released a full budget statement in several years.
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