Religion news 27 April

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Former Post Office chief steps aside as vicar

The Rev Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, is “stepping back” from her role as a parish priest, following the scandal of post office workers wrongly convicted for financial crimes, due to a faulty IT system.