Religion
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Tutu's advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ people as well as his fight for racial justice. But the South African archbishop's campai...
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Geneva church collects donations to support Afghan refugee familiesDec 28, 2021 10:00 pm - After hearing about the plight of Afghan refugees, Nancie Lillie couldn't sleep at night. She knew her congregation at United Methodist Church of Geneva had already com...
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Wheaton College to host Jan. 18 conversation with Nebraska Sen. Ben SasseDec 28, 2021 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Politics & International Relations Department at Wheaton College presents "Living Faithfully in the Public Square: A Conversation with Sen. Ben ...
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Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
Dec 28, 2021 6:00 am - ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - The loud noise from the opening of an iron door marks Jorge Anguilante's exit from the Pinero prison every Saturday. He heads home for 24 hours...
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Thousands join MAS-ICNA Convention at McCormick PlaceDec 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America Convention is one of the largest Islamic conventions held annually in North America. The annual MAS-ICNA Conv...
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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry hands out 400 filled Christmas stockingsDec 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry staffers and volunteers distributed 400 stuffed holiday stockings in a drive-through giveaway Wednesday, Dec. 22. Stockings were fille...
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On Christmas, pope prays for pandemic's end, peace dialogues
Dec 25, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and f...
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Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
Dec 24, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resur...
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A gift of Christmas joy for the children of the incarcerated
Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - Kevin Almestica recalls unwrapping a Christmas present at age 5 to find his favorite G.I. Joe action figure with a card from his mom who was serving time at New York Cit...
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Pope meets Afghan family relocated to Italy for child's care
Dec 22, 2021 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has greeted an Afghan family he met during a visit this month to a refugee camp in Greece and who he helped resettle to Italy because th...