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  • With his back to the viewer, a young boy reads prayers and hymns in a local parish Catholic Church during his local Sunday service in Evreux, Normandy, France. Surrounded by members of his rural, French community the boy sits pretty much on his own, left alone to experience the congregation and the regular Mass of the Catholic church. The pews are wooden and old and in the distance we see the priest (Le Pretre) conducting the service with older people towards the front. It is estimated that 60% of France's population are Catholic, though much fewer are regular churchgoers. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
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  • Father Chris Vipers is a Catholic Priest and says a brief prayer in the private dressing backroom called the Sacristy (also known as the Vestry) before Mass at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. He is wearing a decorative red Chasuble (the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western-tradition Christian Churches that use full vestments, primarily in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches). Saying a brief prayer to a photograph portrait of Cardinal Newman. Father Vipers is about to go out into the main church where his congregation awaits for the Mass, this morning with the theme of St Bartholomew, the Apostle.
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  • Reflected in a mirrored wardrobe door, Father Chris Vipers is a Catholic Priest chooses a chasuble that befits the character of the morning Mass in private dressing backroom called the Sacristy (also called the Vestry) at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. The Father (the more formal term for a Catholic priest by his congregation) is already wearing an Alb which is the white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground and secured round the waist by a girdle (cincture). Father Vipers is choosing a red chasuble to suit the Mass in honour of St Bartholomew, the Apostle.
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  • Reflected in a mirrored wardrobe door, a Catholic Priest puts on his Alb before morning Mass in the church's private dressing backroom called the Sacristy (also called the Vestry) at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. Using morning summer light from the window of his private dressing room, the Father (the more formal term for a Catholic priest by his congregation) is about to put the Alb over his head. The Alb is the white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground and secured round the waist by a girdle (cincture). He is already wearing his Amice, an oblong linen cloth (at least 32 inches long and 24 wide), which is first placed upon the head and then brought down and drawn about the neck where it is fastened with cords. Originally it served as a head-covering for the priest.
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  • An aerial view of the rural Catholic church of Le Neubourg during the Sunday Mass for the local community. Local children help Father Phillipe Dubos, their parish priest conduct the Mass in front the rest of the congregation of parents and other regular churchgoers. Sunlight lights the beautiful stained glass windows and 16th century medieval columns and arches of Neubourg, Normandy. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
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  • A Catholic confessional between a penitent parishioner and her local priest at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. While kneeling to face the priest, the lady speaks in absolute confidence and secrecy to a screen beyond which the man listens and offers spiritual advice. A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. Usually, the priest and penitent are in separate compartments and speak to each other through a grid or lattice and a crucifix hangs over the grille. But here, a screen grille inserted in it separates the two. The penitent may be able to see the priest through the screen, but the priest can usually never see the penitent - hearing instead of the person's sinful admissions.
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  • A Catholic confessional between a penitent parishioner and her local priest at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. While kneeling to face the priest, the lady speaks in absolute confidence and secrecy to a screen beyond which the man listens and offers spiritual advice. A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. Usually, the priest and penitent are in separate compartments and speak to each other through a grid or lattice and a crucifix hangs over the grille. But here, a screen grille inserted in it separates the two. The penitent may be able to see the priest through the screen, but the priest can usually never see the penitent - hearing instead of the person's sinful admissions.
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  • A Catholic confessional between a penitent parishioner and her local priest at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. While kneeling to face the priest, the lady speaks in absolute confidence and secrecy to a screen beyond which the man listens and offers spiritual advice. A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. Usually, the priest and penitent are in separate compartments and speak to each other through a grid or lattice and a crucifix hangs over the grille. But here, a screen grille inserted in it separates the two. The penitent may be able to see the priest through the screen, but the priest can usually never see the penitent - hearing instead of the person's sinful admissions.
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  • Father Chris Vipers is a Catholic Priest who is raising the wafer during Liturgy of the Eucharist Mass at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. Positioned at the altar that serves as the holy table, he uses the wafer as the sacramental bread, sometimes called the lamb, altar bread, host or simply Communion bread and is the bread which is used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist. All of this takes place in the main section of the church where the priest's congregation participates this morning with the theme of St Bartholomew, the Apostle. A painting of a Holy scene has been reproduced above the altar and we see a few heads of his local community looking on.
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  • Three members of a French family walk into their local Catholic church at Equetot in rural Normandy early on a misty morning. Led by the mother and father, a young boy walks fast on the church property gravel and on to the large old flagstones that are laid at the 16th century church door entrance. Lingering mist remains in tall popular trees in the distance though the sun is burning through this cold morning. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
    catholic_church1-12-10-1997_1.jpg
  • Watched by statues of saints, Father Phillipe Dubos a country priest lights candles before Sunday Mass in a local Catholic church in Iville St Guerisseurs, rural Normandy. In front of the statues of six saint icons that are lined up along a raised surface in the transept, a quiet corner of the church. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
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  • A priest leads Sunday Mass in a local 16th century Catholic church in rural Normandy. Father Phillipe Dubos leads the service to his small parish congregation in Le Neubourg. Wearing a green cassock and with hands and palms open, he offers his liturgy to his flock. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
    catholic_priest2-12-10-1997_1.jpg
  • A priest leads Sunday Mass in a local Catholic church in Le Neubourg in rural Normandy. Father Phillipe Dubos holds up the Holy chalice and wafer before offering it for the congregation to sip and eat. Wearing a green cassock, the mottled light from stained glass window light plays across his shoulder as we see him side-on. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests
    catholic_priest1-12-10-1997_1.jpg
  • In his private rooms, Father Phillipe Dubos a country priest blows smoke from his pipe in the Presbytry at Equetot a local Catholic church in rural Normandy. With literature lining a bookcase and paperwork on his office table, the priest exhales from his pipe, blowing blue smoke across the study. It is a quiet moment after a busy morning of Mass and community activities. It is estimated that somewhere between 83% to 88% of France's population are Catholic. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests.
    catholic_priest4-12-10-1997_1.jpg
  • A small girl kicks her leg on a toy scooter, past an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. The lady passes beneath the dominating figure that stands above the pavement. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
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  • Aerial view of Mass being held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France.
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  • Colours from stained glass windows play on a pillar during Mass held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France.
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  • A local shopper walks beneath an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus04-16-10-2014_1.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus01-16-10-2014_1.jpg
  • A local woman walks past an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. The lady passes beneath the dominating figure that stands above the pavement. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus11-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus10-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus05-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • A child plays in the aisle as Mass is being held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France.
    catholic_church-15-10-1997_2.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus03-16-10-2014_1.jpg
  • Below an effigy of Christ on the cross is a banner asking passers-by if theyre thinking about joining the Catholic faith in south London, on 21st September 2016, in Waterloo, SE1, London borough of Southwark, England UK.
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  • A detail of a priests Alb outer garment after Mass was held held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France.
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  • Jesus on the cross and TV coverage of altar inside at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. On the wall of this 1930s church transept (the area of the church architecture that forms the cross), we see a TV screen that displays a view of the Altar for those unable to see around the massive pillar - and a depiction of the martyr Jesus on the cross. Natural light floods in through side windows that illuminates the Holy icons.
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  • Jesus on the cross with TV screen inside at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. On the walls of this 1930s church transept (the area of the church architecture that forms the cross), we see a statue of Jesus, a TV screen that displays a view of the Altar for those unable to see around the massive pillar - and a depiction of the martyr Jesus on the cross. In the middle of the image is a list of hymns from the last morning Mass (service). Natural light floods in through side windows that illuminates the Holy icons.
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  • A Christian crucifix on the altar at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London. With bright summer light flooding the interior of this church through the Clerestory, the row of windows, high up towards the church roof, on either side of the central aisle. Built in the 1930s, we see the church's depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross, the image of martyrdom for Christians the world over. In the background are the church pews that accommodate the congregation - the central aisle in the middle of the picture - and the high arches of the main Nave (the wide, main body of a church building).
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  • Muslim man walks past a sign for a catholic church which has fallen to the ground, on a wet rainy day in Whitechapel, East End of London, UK.
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  • Coca Dai stands in attendance during his wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.  A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai and Juan Juan sign a document during their wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai and Juan Juan pray during their wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.  A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai094.jpg
  • Choir members sing during a wedding ceremonies at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai088.jpg
  • A man directs the choir members during a wedding ceremonies at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.  A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai and Juan Juan take their wedding vows during their wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai082.jpg
  • Juan Juan, in the arms of her step father, walks down the aisle during her wedding ceremony to Coca Dai at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai069.jpg
  • Juan Juan stands with her step father while waiting to take the walk down the aisle during her wedding ceremony to Coca Dai at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.  A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai talks with his priest to make the final preparations before his wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai059.jpg
  • Coca and Juan Juan makes final preparations before their wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai056.jpg
  • Coca and Juan Juan makes final preparations before their wedding ceremony at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai055.jpg
  • Local Catholic church groups with banners await the start of the Hyde Park rally during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. In the foreground, a man holds a crucifix in his hand while behind, pilgrims hold their banners that will be paraded on stage in front of 80,000 people. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
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  • Local Catholic church groups with banners await the start of the Hyde Park rally during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. In the foreground, a man holds a crucifix in his hand while behind, pilgrims hold their banners that will be paraded on stage in front of 80,000 prople. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
    pope_visit152-18-09-2010.jpg
  • Purple Catholic confessional curtains in St Vitas Cathedral in Prague Castle, on 18th March, 2018, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral. This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. It is located within Hradcany-Prazsky Hrad Prague Castle in the Czech capital.
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  • Purple Catholic confessional curtains in St Vitas Cathedral in Prague Castle, on 18th March, 2018, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral. This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. It is located within Hradcany-Prazsky Hrad Prague Castle in the Czech capital.
    prague-79-18-03-2018.jpg
  • Under the watchful eyes of rowdy relatives and friends, Coca Dai expresses his love for his bride, Juan Juan, and kisses her at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai (right)  sits in his limousine with his best man on his way to pick up his bride in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai013.jpg
  • Coca Dai meets the florist and chauffeur before picking up his bride in a rented Mercedes Benz in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.   A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai004.jpg
  • Purple Catholic confessional curtains in St Vitas Cathedral in Prague Castle, on 18th March, 2018, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral. This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. It is located within Hradcany-Prazsky Hrad Prague Castle in the Czech capital.
    prague-76-18-03-2018.jpg
  • Juan Juan, the bride to be, leaves her home accompanied by the maid of honor on her way to the church to be married to Coca Dai in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Juan Juan, a bride to be, rest on a rose patterned bed sheet in her wedding gown before going to the church to be married to Coca Dai at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai037.jpg
  • Under the watchful eyes of rowdy relatives and friends, Coca Dai expresses his love for his bride, Juan Juan, and kisses her at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Protesters gather in Hyde Park to voice opposition to Catholic thinking during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. The man calls the Pope the head of a group of people responsible ox sex abusers and the face of Pope Ratzinger looking demonic is on his placard. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
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  • A protester stands outside Westminster Cathedral during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010. Voicing opposition to Catholic thinking the man has hand-written a sign of Biblical prophecies stating that the Pope is the Anti-Christ, with the Devil’s number 666 in his name. This is during Pope Benedict 's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
    pope_visit140-18-09-2010.jpg
  • Protesters gather in Hyde Park to voice opposition to Catholic thinking during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. On a placard the words Pope Nope and a picture of Pope Ratzinger is seen as a no entry traffic sign. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
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  • Protesters gather in Hyde Park to voice opposition to Catholic thinking during Pope Benedict XVI's papal tour of Britain 2010, the first visit by a pontiff since 1982. Taxpayers footed the £10m bill for non-religious elements, which largely angered a nation still reeling from the financial crisis. Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the biggest Christian denomination in the world, some one billion Roman Catholics, or one in six people. In Britain there are about five million Catholics but only a quarter of Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass and some churches have closed owing to spending cuts.
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  • Religious lifestyle choices seen in a faded picture of Christian family morals, outside a Catholic church, on 18th July 2016, at Costa Novo, near Aveira, Portugal. Fading and suffering from green algae, the picture of the perfect family who attend Mass is seen in front of the tall cross and building exterior. There are an estimated nine million baptised Catholics in Portugal 84% of the population, in twenty dioceses, served by 2,789 priests. 19% of the national population attend mass and take the sacraments regularly.
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  • People attending a catholic mass service inside Glorietta Shopping Mall, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Philippines is one of only two predominantly catholic countries in Asia, the other being East Timor.
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  • People attending a catholic mass service inside Glorietta Shopping Mall, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Philippines is one of only two predominantly catholic countries in Asia, the other being East Timor.
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  • An altar in the Catholic church in Ka The Ko ethnic Kayan village on 17th January 2016, Kayah state, Myanmar. In the past most people residing in Kayah State were traditional spirit worshippers, but significant numbers have converted to Christianity, especially  Baptists or Catholics
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  • A bible in the Catholic church in Ka The Ko ethnic Kayan village on 17th January 2016, Kayah state, Myanmar. In the past most people residing in Kayah State were traditional spirit worshippers, but significant numbers have converted to Christianity, especially  Baptists or Catholics
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  • A float built in honour of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces for the Grand Marian Parade in Intramuros, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a Marian Apparition that took place in a Carmelite Monastery in the Philippines, but the alleged apparition is not endorsed by the Catholic Church.
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  • Filling a plastic replica of the Maddonna with holy water from the spring, 22nd March 2008, Lourdes, France. Between 11th February and 16th July 1858, the Blessed Virgin Our Lady of Lourdes appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous. During the 9th apparition, she followed the instructions of the Blessed Virgin and discovered a source of water at the foot of the cave of Massabielle, Lourdes.The spring water from the grotto is believed to possess healing properties, An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860, and the Roman Catholic Church has officially recognized 67 miracle healings. Lourdes was originally a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees,  Lourdes has developed into a major place of Christian pilgrimage.
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  • Embrodery kit for angel for sale, 22nd March 2008, Lourdes, France. Lourdes was originally a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Following the claims that there were apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, Lourdes has developed into a major place of Christian pilgrimage. The spring water from the grotto is believed to possess healing properties, An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860, and the Roman Catholic Church has officially recognized 67 miracle healings.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • The newly constructed Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa on the 13th of December 2018, Pristina, Kosovo. A Roman Catholic cathedral constructed in 2007, the cathedral is dedicated to the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, Saint Teresa of Calcutta.Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, it has a mainly Albanian population along with other smaller communities.
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  • A Catholic priest leans his briefcase on railings to show a document to two nuns in St. Peters Square, on 3rd November 1999, in Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
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  • A landscape of a Polish village Catholic shrine that stands next to a rusting agricultural trailer on a grassy verge, on 17th September 2019, in Witow, near Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • A landscape of a Polish village Catholic shrine that stands next to a rusting agricultural trailer on a grassy verge, on 17th September 2019, in Witow, near Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Candles in the Bastia Cathedral in the Citadelle on 16th September 2017 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Candles play an important role in the Catholic Church. For instance, they are lit on the Altar during mass, and for Sacraments. Bastia is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. Bastia is the principal port and commercial town of the island. The inhabitants of Bastia are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises. Bastia Cathedral (Pro-cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Bastia on the island of Corsica, and a national monument of France. The former Bastia Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was built from 1495 onwards, with major reconstruction at the beginning of the 17th century. Behind the church stands the chapel of Sainte-Croix, known for its exuberantly decorated interior and for the figure of Christ des Miracles ("Christ of the Miracles"), venerated by the people of Bastia, and discovered floating in the waters of the Mediterranean in 1428. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Candles in the Bastia Cathedral in the Citadelle on 16th September 2017 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Candles play an important role in the Catholic Church. For instance, they are lit on the Altar during mass, and for Sacraments. Bastia is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. Bastia is the principal port and commercial town of the island. The inhabitants of Bastia are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises. Bastia Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Bastia on the island of Corsica, and a national monument of France. The former Bastia Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was built from 1495 onwards, with major reconstruction at the beginning of the 17th century. Behind the church stands the chapel of Sainte-Croix, known for its exuberantly decorated interior and for the figure of Christ des Miracles Christ of the Miracles, venerated by the people of Bastia, and discovered floating in the waters of the Mediterranean in 1428.
    20170916_corsica bastia_A_014.jpg
  • Candles in the Bastia Cathedral in the Citadelle on 16th September 2017 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Candles play an important role in the Catholic Church. For instance, they are lit on the Altar during mass, and for Sacraments. Bastia is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. Bastia is the principal port and commercial town of the island. The inhabitants of Bastia are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises. Bastia Cathedral Pro-cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Bastia on the island of Corsica, and a national monument of France. The former Bastia Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was built from 1495 onwards, with major reconstruction at the beginning of the 17th century. Behind the church stands the chapel of Sainte-Croix, known for its exuberantly decorated interior and for the figure of Christ des Miracles Christ of the Miracles, venerated by the people of Bastia, and discovered floating in the waters of the Mediterranean in 1428.
    20170916_corsica bastia_A_013.jpg
  • First Communion and Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy at Christ the King Cathedral, Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar on 20th November 2016. In the past most people residing in Kayah State were traditional spirit worshippers, but significant numbers have converted to Christianity, especially Baptist or Catholic.
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  • Car parked in front of a wall mural depicting a healing bath being blessed by Pope John Paul II , 22nd March 2008, Lourdes, France.<br />
Lourdes was originally a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Following the claims that there were apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, Lourdes has developed into a major place of Christian pilgrimage. The spring water from the grotto is believed to possess healing properties, An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860, and the Roman Catholic Church has officially recognized 67 miracle healings.
    _O7F9905_1.jpg
  • Burning candle offerings by pilgrims, 22nd March 2008, Lourdes, France. Between 11th February and 16th July 1858, the Blessed Virgin Our Lady of Lourdes appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous. During the 9th apparition, she followed the instructions of the Blessed Virgin and discovered a source of water at the foot of the cave of Massabielle, Lourdes.The spring water from the grotto is believed to possess healing properties, An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860, and the Roman Catholic Church has officially recognized 67 miracle healings. Lourdes was originally a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees,  Lourdes has developed into a major place of Christian pilgrimage.
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  • Sanu Cathedral Church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu. Manyara district, Tanzania.  It is one of largest Catholic churches in East Africa and a beautiful landmark in Mbulu City. It was established in 1943.
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  • Plaster Catholic idols in a corner of the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church at Le Grand-Pressigny, Indre-et-Loire, France. In the foreground is a small child in the arms of a monk with other figurines in the background. <br />
The Gothic style church has its origins in the 12th century but has been added to and amended over the centuries like so many other ancient places of worship here in the Loire Valley and the rest of the country.
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  • Plaster Catholic idols in a corner of the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church at Le Grand-Pressigny, Indre-et-Loire, France. The Virgin Mary is seen iin blue and a small child is held in the arms of a monk on the right. <br />
The Gothic style church has its origins in the 12th century but has been added to and amended over the centuries like so many other ancient places of worship here in the Loire Valley and the rest of the country.
    french_church03-09-07-2014_1.jpg
  • Plaster Catholic idols in a corner of the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church at Le Grand-Pressigny, Indre-et-Loire, France. In the foreground is a small child in the arms of a monk with other figurines in the background. <br />
The Gothic style church has its origins in the 12th century but has been added to and amended over the centuries like so many other ancient places of worship here in the Loire Valley and the rest of the country.
    french_church01-09-07-2014_1.jpg
  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
    7073_17_1.jpg
  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
    7053_10_1.jpg
  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Pope's visit to France, September 1996. Catholic priests awaiting the arrival of the Pope. 200,000 people attend an open air mass at Reims
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  • Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits). Nowadays, the religion is a true mixture of beliefs, with adherents taking different aspects on board either leaning more towards the Catholic or African side, depending on their personal choices.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Dionysius. Built in 1865, this stone basilica displays an interesting portico, resting upon a marble colonnade. The evocative interior reveals three separate naves with an abundance of marble columns and haunting frescoes. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • A religious picture on the wall in the old Catholic church in Song Duu Kayan ethnic minority village in Kayah State, Myanmar on 15th November 2016
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  • A net curtain at a window in the old Catholic church in Song Duu Kayan ethnic minority village in Kayah State, Myanmar on 15th November 2016
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  • Brother Peter Victor at Mary of Christian church in the Kayan village of Ye Phyu, Kayah State, Myanmar on 13th November 2016. In the past most people residing in Kayah State were traditional spirit worshippers, but significant numbers have converted to Christianity, especially Baptist or Catholic.
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