Religion
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'We need to create meaning': Elgin synagogue marks 130 years of change and diversityAug 22, 2022 5:30 am - Editor's note: An article in some Monday editions should have read Congregation Kneseth Israel formerly was affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judai...
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Wheaton's Gary UMC to add new 11 a.m. serviceAug 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Starting Sunday, Sept. 11, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will offer the Service of Word & Sacrament at 11 a.m. In this new service, you will hear the word of ...
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Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis voiced worry Sunday about the situation in Nicaragua, where police detained several Roman Catholic clergy, including a bishop, critical ...
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Embed-Map-Sacred Rivers-Chile-Pilmaiquen, ADVISORY
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - SACRED RIVERS-CHILE-PILMAIQUEN- Map. This AP digital embed map shows Chile's Pilmaiquen River and its tributaries. Chile's Indigenous Mapuche oppose, sometimes violently...
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Mapuche solstice ceremonies highlight sacred rivers
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - ALONG THE PILMAIQUEN RIVER, Chile (AP) - A ceremonial dip in the frigid waters of the fast-flowing Pilmaiquen River in southern Chile was the culmination of the multiday...
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Embed-Map-Sacred Rivers-Chile-Truful Truful, ADVISORY
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - SACRED RIVERS-CHILE-TRUFUL TRUFUL - Map. This AP digital embed map shows Chile's Truful Truful River and its tributaries. Chile's Indigenous Mapuche oppose hydroelectric...
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Embed-Map-Sacred Rivers-Nigeria-Osun, ADVISORY
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - SACRED RIVERS-NIGERIA-OSUN - Map. This AP digital embed map shows the path of Nigeria's Osun River and its tributaries. The river, revered for its cultural and religious...
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Columbia River's salmon are at the core of ancient religion
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER (AP) - James Kiona stands on a rocky ledge overlooking Lyle Falls where the water froths and rushes through steep canyon walls just before mergi...
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Climate protesters target the Vatican's Laocoon statue
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italian environmental activists staged a second museum protest in as many months, gluing their hands Thursday to the base of one of the Vatican Museums' most...
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Jordan River, Jesus' baptism site, is today barely a trickle
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) - Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water w...