Religion
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NBA's Biyombo brings Congo to the pope after trip canceled
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis may have canceled his planned trip to Congo because of his bad knee, but he had a visit Tuesday from one of Congo's brightest basketball...
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Good News: Volunteers, faith groups in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove grow vegetables for food pantriesJun 21, 2022 6:00 am - More than 20 years after the Daily Herald sponsored a program that encouraged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry," local faith communities are continuing ...
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Maryville proposes shelter home for teen girls at former Arlington Heights conventJun 21, 2022 5:30 am - Maryville Academy has proposed converting a former convent in Arlington Heights into a shelter home for up to 16 teenage girls who come to the United States as unaccompa...
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Constable: Trailblazing rabbi retires from Deerfield temple but not from spiritual pursuitsJun 21, 2022 5:30 am - There were no female rabbis when Karyn Kedar was a kid, and that didn't matter. “I wanted to be a rabbi when I was 8 years old,” says Kedar, 65, who recently retired aft...
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Noteworthy Concerts presents folk singer-songwriter Mark Dvorak June 26 to support Elderday Care CenterJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 26, Noteworthy Acoustic Concerts will present folk singer and songwriter Mark Dvorak at 2 p.m. The benefit concert will be held at Bethany Lutheran Chur...
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Rainbow doors at Batavia church are open to allJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - While driving on Route 31 in Batavia, you may have noticed a group of vibrant rainbow-colored doors in front of the Congregational Church of Batavia. A similar installa...
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A celebration 75 years in the making at Faith Lutheran ChurchJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - June 5 marked the 75th anniversary of Faith Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn. More than 300 people filled the front lawn for a joyous celebration that included delicious f...
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Elgin's Holy Trinity Church recognizes graduate Madeline SchaeferJun 19, 2022 11:00 pm - During the Sunday morning worship on June 19, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin recognized Madeline Schaefer for graduating from Augustana College in Rock Island, Il...
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St. Mary Church revives Corpus Christi procession in Huntley June 19Jun 19, 2022 11:00 pm - About 200 parishioners and clergy at St. Mary's Church in Huntley prayed and sang in the first Corpus Christi procession in recent memory through the streets of town on ...
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Belgian bishop declines cardinal honor over abuse record