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...divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Today, they can be grouped into 6 main groups, with ...ime. There is a strong link between religion, culture and country in these churches. For example, Greek people that have migrated to Australia tend to remain w

...oday there are about 0.5 million members of the church, of which most live in [[Iraq]], [[Iran]] and [[Syria]]. ...he Mongols against the Mamelukes; prior to the Portuguese arrival in India in 1498, it provided "''East Syrian''" bishops to the [[Saint Thomas Christian

...edia Press]]. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and it was completed in April 1914. It was designed "to give its readers full and authoritative inf ...s. While more limited than other general encyclopedias, it was far broader in scope than previous efforts at comprehensive Catholic encyclopedias, which

...City|State of the Vatican City]], a city-state entirely surrounded by the city of Rome. Prior to 1870, the Pope's temporal authority extended over a large ...o its modern, exclusive use by the Bishop of Rome. In the East, especially in Greece and Russia, priests are still referred to as ''pappas''.

...under the nondescript heading "The Church in" followed by the name of the city where the cell is incorporated for business. ...e United States, he Local Church continues to hold a majority of Americans in membership, although a substantial number of Mandarin-speaking Chinese tran

...book, claims are made that the [[Roman Catholic Church]] has been involved in a cover-up of the true story about [[Jesus]], who was only a moral teacher. ...) All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.''

...ues and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice (2011 est. note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower