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December 23, 2011 - The Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade: Study finds changes in locations of Christians
A new study on global Christianity reports there are 2.18 billion Christians in the world, nearly a third of the estimated 6.9 billion people on Earth.
December 23, 2011 - Zenit
Zenit: Christians by numbers around the world
Christians account for almost a third of the world's population.
December 23, 2011 - National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Reporter: Study compares Catholicism to Christianity across the globe
I happen to groove on population statistics, but I realize that for most people they rival watching paint dry, or the heartbreak of psoriasis, as a good time.
December 23, 2011 - Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio: Catholic family with lesbian sister weighs marriage amendment
In the 16 years since Eileen Scallen called to say she was bringing a girlfriend home for a school reunion, her five brothers and sisters have become accustomed to having a gay sibling.
December 20, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Video: Where the Christians are
A video interview with Pew Forum demographer Conrad Hackett on the size and distribution of the world's Christian population.
December 20, 2011 - The New American
New American: Europe no longer center of Christian faith
Christianity was once so localized to Europe that the term “Christendom” largely meant Europe.
December 20, 2011 - America Magazine
America Magazine: Where are the world's Christians?
“Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population” has just been published by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.
December 20, 2011 - The Augusta Chronicle
Augusta Chronicle: Study: Christian population is shifting
Today, there are two times as many Catholics in Brazil as in Italy.
December 20, 2011 - America Magazine
America Magazine: Where are the world's Christians?
“Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population” has just been published by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.
December 20, 2011 - The Augusta Chronicle
Augusta Chronicle: Study: Christian population is shifting
Today, there are two times as many Catholics in Brazil as in Italy.
December 20, 2011 - Christian Post
Christian Post: Christianity is the world's largest religion, says Pew Forum survey

A new study states that Christianity is the world’s largest religion with just over a third of the global population identifying themselves as Christian.

December 20, 2011 - The New American
New American: Europe no longer center of Christian faith
Christianity was once so localized to Europe that the term “Christendom” largely meant Europe.
December 19, 2011 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Christianity sees major shifts In 100 years, percentage of population remains constant
With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a new comprehensive demographic report on the size and distribution of the world’s Christian population.
December 19, 2011 - CNN
CNN: Christianity goes global as world's largest religion
Christians are by far the largest religious group on the planet, and the religion has gone truly global over the past century, according to a new report out Monday, which finds some of the world's biggest Christian communities in surprising places.
December 19, 2011 - The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: Half world’s 2.3 billion Christians are Catholic
The world’s largest Christian population is in the United States.
December 19, 2011 - United Press International
UPI: World's Christian populations surveyed
There are 2.18 billion Christians around the world, nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion, a demographic study found.
December 19, 2011 - Catholic World News
Catholic World News: Christians remain world's largest religious bloc
Christianity remains the world’s largest religion, measured by the number of the faithful.
December 16, 2011 - Postmedia News
Postmedia News: Veiled threat: Niqab ban has some fearing a less tolerant Canada
When Minna Ella walks through the department store, she's one of the few women who don't get pestered by clerks trying to dole out free makeup and perfume samples.
December 16, 2011 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Mitt Romney’s Mormon problem in the Iowa caucuses simply won’t die
The Mormon issue has reared its unattractive head in Iowa.
December 15, 2011 - St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times: For Obama, religion remains an issue
Bundled in winter coats and holding hands, President Barack Obama and his family left the White House last Sunday and strolled through a park to St. John's Episcopal Church.
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