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Bishop says stop texting
The bishop of Modena in northern Italy has told Catholic youths to give up texting for Lent. Monsignor Benito Cocchi has asked them not to send messages on Fridays. No SMS will allow young people to “detox from the virtual world and get back in touch with themselves”, the bishop said.
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