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Contactless payments in churches hit £100 million

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School holidays are for play, not screens

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Griefbots come with a grave spiritual cost

Paul Vallely: Pope is right: there are fundamental flaws in AI

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Bishop of Lincoln resigns

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Lomax consecration postponed after complaints

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