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The Roman Catholic Church
A statue in The Oratory
A statue in The Oratory
The Roman Catholic Church seems to be moving in the opposite direction to the Church of England. Here much work is being done to revamp parish churches, and install beautiful works of art in them, so congregations can feel pround of their sacred spaces.
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The catholic church has an average estimated weekly mass attendance of over a million in England and Wales

The catholic churches' official website contains information about the Churches view on a number of contemporary issues, including cloning, capital punishment and homosexuality.

The latest piece of artwork to be placed in the church of Blessed Dominic Barberi is a bronze of Dominic Barberi greeting Cardinal Newman.


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