Religion
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US commission: Cite Afghanistan for religious persecution
Apr 25, 2022 7:00 am - Afghanistan should join a list of the 'œworst of the worst'ť violators of religious freedom in the wake of the Taliban's return to power, a U.S. advisory body is recomme...
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Shepherd of the Prairie food drive set for May 1Apr 24, 2022 11:00 pm - On Sunday, May 1, Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley will hold it next food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church, 10805 M...
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Live updates | Pope Francis renews call for Easter truce
Apr 24, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has renewed his call for an Easter truce as Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, when the faithful mark the resurrection of Jesus. ...
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Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy
Apr 24, 2022 7:00 am - When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women's roles in society. Ev...
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For Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter
Apr 23, 2022 7:00 am - The rituals leading up to Easter are the same. The solemn Good Friday processions. The Holy Saturday blessings of foods that were avoided during Lent. The liturgies acco...
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Vatican clears aide to John Paul II of negligence claims
Apr 22, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - A Vatican investigation into allegations that the former top aide to St. John Paul II was negligent in handling sex abuse claims in his native Poland has cle...
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Learn how the pipe organ works at Wheaton church May 1Apr 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Do you want to know how a pipe organ works, and how it makes all those different sounds? Organist Kevin Lange will lead an adult education class on Sunday, May 1, follo...
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Inflation drives up Passover food prices for US Jews
Apr 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shopping for Passover on a recent day at a kosher supermarket in the Hasidic Jewish section of Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, Moshe Werzberger wor...
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Hungary's Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop
Apr 21, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday as the war in Ukraine and the millions of refugees it has crea...
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Arlington Heights prayer breakfast to feature new key speakerApr 20, 2022 11:00 pm - The 35th annual Arlington Heights Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast, postponed in February because of a COVID-19 surge, has been rescheduled. The keynote speaker, howev...