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"What will it mean to be an associate member of a religious community when that community no longer exists? This is a matter of more than merely academic interest."
Religious life will need to evolve
Orders should consider how to change while preserving their legacies, says Nicholas Buxton
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"Our churches contain not only our prayers, but our very history, our identity, our struggle."

Jack Nassar marks a sombre anniversary for his homeland #palestine #gaza
In the shadow of the Cross
Jack Nassar marks a sombre anniversary for his homeland
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"When you examine the mechanics of 'character training' in #AI, you learn that it is rather like potty training your toddler with a sticker chart. The AI is rewarded with points for responses that portray the 'right' character traits, so that it learns to repeat them."
Analysis: On the potty training of algorithms
Eve Poole examines attempts to bring ‘personality’ to AI
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“The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.” #PopeLeoXIV #Vatican
Pope Leo calls on Christians to ‘hear the cry of the poor’
Poverty has been made worse by the ‘blindness and cruelty’ of those who see it as a choice, he tells Catholics
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A Graffiti -style installation in #CanterburyCathedral has drawn strong public criticism before it has officially opened 🎨⛪

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Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion
Dean of Canterbury defends the work, saying its disruptiveness was part of its challenge
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Girls continue to believe in their potential as political and civic leaders, even when they live in war zones or countries in the grip of authoritarian regimes that suppress women’s rights, a new study by World Vision suggests #DayOfTheGirl
Girls are ready to lead, if allowed to, World Vision study suggests
Researchers held 400 interviews with girls from 51 countries
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“The ‘rivers of repair’ are long and hard to navigate, and we will only come to the healing sea when the wrongs have been addressed" [email protected] #BlackHistoryMonth
Arts event lays bare slavery’s horrors
Healing will only come when wrongs addressed, says Bishop of Croydon
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