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Local churches join in Aurora’s annual Pride Parade

Submitted by Al Benson
Jun 17, 2026 1:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church and other faith communities participated in Aurora's annual Pride Parade on June 14, which featured over 80 entries and hundreds of marchers. The morning began with an ecumenical service and pancake breakfast at New England Congregational Church, emphasizing unity and God's love for all people.
The Big Bill Mitt: A son’s tribute to his father

By the Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos, Special to the Daily Herald
Jun 17, 2026 12:37 pm - The Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos still has the Big Bill baseball glove that his father gave him 65 years ago. The treasured possession holds countless childhood memories of playing catch with his dad and brother in the backyard.
Wake up and do right by your heart and soul

By Annettee Budzban
Jun 17, 2026 11:32 am - Annettee Budzban says that we need to wake up and refuse our bad behavior.
Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath

Jun 12, 2026 4:07 pm - Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe.
Palatine church delivers good news with gas giveaway

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 11, 2026 4:57 pm - A Palatine church will hand out $25 of free gasoline to every driver who pulls into a Dundee Road gas station early Sunday afternoon.
Rome’s elite Sacred Voices Choir bringing Vatican music tradition to Naperville

By Joanne Biagini, St. Raphael Catholic Church
Jun 10, 2026 10:10 pm - The Sacred Voices Choir from Rome, featuring 40 singers from Vatican institutions, will perform at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville on June 20. The choir, led by Adriano Caroletti with organist Josep Solè Coll, is also performing in Northbrook, Chicago and Des Plaines this weekend.
Pope honors Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenary

By JOSEPH WILSON and NICOLE WINFIELD
Jun 10, 2026 4:21 pm - Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light,” as he marked the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí, with a Mass on Wednesday to inaugurate its final soaring sandcastle spire.
Don’t be afraid to seek the counsel of others

By Annettee Budzban
Jun 10, 2026 1:26 pm - Annettee Budzban says that seeking the counsel of others can help us find our way.
Northwest suburban minister charged in $2 million fraud scheme

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 10, 2026 12:28 pm - A Northwest suburban minister is charged with defrauding church members of at least $2 million.
Wheaton’s Gary UMC celebrates graduates with handmade afghans and blessings

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Jun 10, 2026 10:43 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton honored high school graduates with handmade afghans knitted by congregation members and copies of Dr. Seuss's "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" signed by church members, accompanied by prayers for their future endeavors.

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