Closing churches leads to loss of up to a third of the congregation; GCSE Religious Education still popular despite teacher shortages; Millions of Shia pilgrims flock to Karbala in Iraq; Chaos at Barnabas Aid| Religion Media Centre
Liverpool's International Beatles Week opens today with tours including Strawberry Field, once a Salvation Army children's home, now an exhibition and training centre, where visitors fund the church's social action work.| Religion Media Centre