Monthly Archives: February 2011
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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: 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.