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St Peter's Square in Vatican

Catholic population in the world grows by 15m in a year

THE report said the rate at which Catholics all over the world are growing slightly outpaced the global population growth rate that is estimated at 1.1 percent.
Karnataka Christians' protest

Bishops stage sit-in protest against Somasekhara panel report

PROTESTANT and Catholic bishops got together to stage a sit-in protest against a report that had given a clean chit to fundamentalists belonging to some Hindu organizations behind a series of attacks on the Christian community in Karnataka in 2008.
Pilatus aircraft

New plane to aid Bible translation efforts in Indonesia

WYCLIFFE Associates, an organization that involves people in the acceleration of Bible translation efforts, is seeking to raise $1.5 million toward the purchase of a Pilatus PC-6 aircraft for operation in Indonesia.
Bishop Devasahayam

CSI comes under IT dept scrutiny over tsunami relief fund

THE Church of South India (CSI), the second largest Christian congregation in India, is said to be under the scrutiny of the Income Tax department for alleged misappropriation of funds and properties.

Italian blind sculptor recreates 18th century statue of Christ

ONE of the prime tourist attractions in Italy these days is a marble sculpture of the body of Jesus Christ lying wrapped in a fine shroud.
George Beverly Shea

George Beverly Shea gets lifetime achievement award

GEORGE Beverly Shea, known for his rich baritone voice, won a lifetime achievement award at the recent Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 12.
Ted Baehr

Movies with Biblical values are top-grossers: report

AMERICAN moviegoers prefer movies with Christian, biblical values, reveals an annual study of box office figures among the major movies produced by Hollywood.
Codex Sinaiticus

BBC documentary questions accuracy of Bible

A BBC documentary aired earlier this month says the church deliberately introduced thousands of changes into the New Testament for theological reasons.

I take each day as it comes: Nagma

OUR reporter in Mumbai spoke to actress Nagma to find out how she has grown in the faith since her baptism in 2007 and how her family reacted to her new found position in Christ. Excerpts from the interview:
Top 10 stories of the week

Top 10 stories of the week: Feb 11 – Feb 18, 2011

Welcome to this edition of the weekend digest from The Christian Messenger. In this digest, we present you the Top 10 stories of the week beginning Feb 11 and ending Feb 18, 2011.
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Between Crucifixion and Resurrection

“For to this end the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit. (1 Pet. 4:6, NKJV).