Religion
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Easter baskets blessed at Shrine of Our Lady of GuadalupeApr 16, 2022 1:00 am - Baskets holding ingredients for Easter dinners were blessed after more than 100 pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe said the Rosary in a processional with th...
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Ukraine war weighs on pope's Good Friday Colosseum ritual
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The war in Ukraine loomed over the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession in Rome, after the Vatican's choice of a Russian woman to share bearing the c...
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Suburban Jews begin Passover holiday thinking of Ukrainians, right down to the matzahApr 15, 2022 5:00 am - After receiving a phone call from a fellow rabbi in Odessa, Ukraine, Rabbi Meir Moscowitz urged his Chabad of Northbrook congregation to come together this Passover in s...
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Christians across suburbs usher in solemn, yet hopeful Easter seasonApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - Church leaders across the suburbs have been emphasizing messages of hope and peace, recognizing that Christians worldwide are ushering a solemn Easter season this year a...
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Chicago Muslim Medical Alliance offers tribute to healthcare heroes at Ramadan dinnerApr 14, 2022 11:00 pm - The Chicago Muslim Medical Alliance held its annual Ramadan Solidarity Iftar on Thursday, April 14, at Shalimar Banquets in Addison. Physicians from all over the Chicag...
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Pope visits Italian prison for Holy Week foot-washing ritual
Apr 14, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a prison near Rome in a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and service and highlights his papac...
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For churches hit by disasters, Easter brings promise of hope
Apr 14, 2022 7:00 am - Easter's message of renewal will be especially poignant this year for four U.S. congregations rebounding from disasters. Their churches were destroyed by a tornado in K...
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Elmhurst University to host Miroslav Volf for its 2022 Niebuhr LectureApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - Elmhurst University will host Miroslav Volf of Yale University Divinity School for the school's 2022 Niebuhr Lecture. Volf's lecture, "The World as God's Home: Religion ...
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St. Mark's to host program with Joseph Standing Bear April 20Apr 13, 2022 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, April 20, St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn will welcome Joseph Standing Bear for "A Connection to the People and Land On and Near Where St. Mark's...
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Family entertainer Jim Gill to perform at Shepherd of the Prairie May 22Apr 13, 2022 11:00 pm - On Sunday, May 22, Jim Gill will bring his energetic, fun-loving music to Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church for a family concert. It will begin at 4 p.m. at the ch...