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The Catholic Church dates itself to the arrival of St Peter in Rome, and is one of the oldest Christian Church organisations. However as a separate entity it dates from the Great Schism when the Eastern and Western parts of the Church separated in th... Read more
The Church of England is the established church in England. Among other things, this means that: the Monarch is the Supreme Governor of the church (theologically Jesus is the head), the Church performs a number of official functions, Church and State... Read more
This section of Religious Trends focuses on world-wide religion. There is an article on the 'big picture' that offers a summary of the strength of the world’s religions. This will be followed by a series of articles on individual countr... Read more
A study carried out by Christian Research among its online panel (Resonate) during April 2013 looked at legacy giving. Respondents numbered 1,917 churchgoers aged 45 and above and church leaders. Read more