From Russia, with (Christian) love
Across Merseyside, Protestant and Catholic church attendance is down. But one tradition is growing
Laurence Thompson
Laurence is a feature writer from Merseyside. He writes on all cultural subjects from books to boxing, and enjoys profiling interesting local figures.
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