Religion
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Faith groups aid Haitian migrants, denounce mistreatment
Sep 27, 2021 7:00 am - Faith-based groups - many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy -- have been scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in the Haiti...
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San Marino legalizes abortion; Pope, women's groups disagree
Sep 27, 2021 7:00 am - SAN MARINO (AP) - Pope Francis repeated Monday that abortion is 'œmurder," a day after the tiny republic of San Marino became the latest Catholic state to legalize the p...
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Wheaton's Gary UMC to host 'Trunk or Treat' Oct. 30Sep 26, 2021 11:00 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host its annual Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 30. The event will be 10 a.m. to noon in the church parking lot, 224...
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Learn how to cope with aftershocks of COVID-19 pandemic at Sept. 29 programSep 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Let's face it. The pandemic struck like an earthquake and continues to impact, in varying degrees, our bodies, minds and spirits. "I'm Listening … Dealing With the After...
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Famed cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
Sep 23, 2021 7:00 am - Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African American l...
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Top Southern Baptist committee funds sex abuse probe
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday to fund a third-party investigation into its handling of sexual abuse allegations ...
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'Some wanted me dead:' Pope acknowledges right-wing critics
Sep 21, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has acknowledged his increasingly vocal conservative critics, saying their 'œnasty comments'ť were the work of the devil and adding that 'œsome ...
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Arlington Heights parish to hold its first Run/Walk for the Poor SaturdaySep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights will hold its first St. Vincent de Paul 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Poor Saturday, Sept. 25. All runners and walkers are ...
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Huntley's Shepherd of the Prairie kicks off Discipleship Groups with an Oct. 10 luncheonSep 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The heartbeat of Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley is the variety of active small group ministries, including ministry, fellowship, care, and study, whi...
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Cardinal Cupich celebrates suburban Mass with 300 couples celebrating 50th anniversarySep 19, 2021 1:00 am - Couples held hands and renewed their vows Sunday as Cardinal Blase J. Cupich presided over a special Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles....