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Paul Vallely is a journalist best known for his writing on Africa and development issues. He is also\u00a0 an associate editor of the UK newspaper The Independent<\/em> <\/a>where he writes about ethical, cultural and political issues, and a columnist for the Church Times<\/em> <\/a>and Third Way<\/a><\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

In this piece<\/a>, he shares his experience of the new missal translation.\u00a0\u00a0 –ed.<\/p>\n

H\/T: Rita Ferrone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

British journalist Paul Vallely comments on the new Mass translation.
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