Religion
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Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine
Dec 12, 2021 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for Ukraine, and urged dialogue and not weapons as Russia masses tens of thousands of troops on its border wit...
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Catholic women urge Vatican to sign Europe rights convention
Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - A consortium of Catholic women's groups is calling on the Holy See to join the Council of Europe and to sign the European Convention on Human Rights, arguing...
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Faithful return to Des Plaines shrine to celebrate Our Lady of GuadalupeDec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Thousands of pilgrims from throughout the country flocked Saturday to Des Plaines for a celebration at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, canceled last year due to the...
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Bah! Humbug! Italy bishop tells children Santa doesn't exist
Dec 10, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily publicly apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn't exist. In a Fac...
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Live Nativity and Petting Zoo returns to AuroraDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora is reviving its Live Nativity and Petting Zoo at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. Volunteer actors are featured alongside the narration of the C...
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'Longest Night' service offered Dec. 21 at Wheaton churchDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton recognizes that the holidays are not always a time of joy and cheer, and that this year may be particularly difficult for many pe...
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Women seek diverse paths to leadership in Islamic spaces
Dec 08, 2021 6:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was appointed judge in an Islamic religious court in the Palestinian territories, a woman walked in, laid eyes on her and tu...
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Joining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job
Dec 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Craig Duke has been a Methodist minister for three decades, building a reputation as a staunch advocate of LGBTQ inclusion. His pastoral duties ...
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Tree of Life presents an online poetry reading Dec. 11Dec 07, 2021 10:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry presents "Leaves of Tree of Life - A Virtual Verse Night" from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, on Zoom. Po...
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Find ways to stay in the Christmas spiritDec 07, 2021 10:00 pm - "Written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." - 2 Corinthians 3:3 (KJV) Tis the season for list ...