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For many, Easter Sunday marks a return to in-person worship

By STEVE LeBLANC, GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and DEEPA BHARATH
Apr 17, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - For many U.S. Christians, this weekend marked the first time since 2019 that they gathered in person on Easter Sunday, a welcome chance to celebrate one of...
Prayer, worship lift unaccompanied migrant teens in shelters

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - EL PASO, Texas (AP) - On all but three Sunday afternoons since last Easter, Bob Guerra - a Catholic deacon - has carefully packed his favorite crucifix, a Spanish-langua...
Live Updates | Ukrainian mayor attends pope's Easter vigil

By The Associated Press
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Saturday invoked 'œgestures of peace in these days marked by the horror of war'ť in an Easter vigil homily in St. Peter's Basilica attende...
Easter baskets blessed at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Joe Lewnard
Apr 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...
Ukraine war weighs on pope's Good Friday Colosseum ritual

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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...
Suburban Jews begin Passover holiday thinking of Ukrainians, right down to the matzah

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Apr 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...
Christians across suburbs usher in solemn, yet hopeful Easter season

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Apr 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...
Chicago Muslim Medical Alliance offers tribute to healthcare heroes at Ramadan dinner

Submitted by Syed Khalil Ullah
Apr 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...
Pope visits Italian prison for Holy Week foot-washing ritual

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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...
For churches hit by disasters, Easter brings promise of hope

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, HOLLY MEYER and PETER ORSI
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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