Religion
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The stories that stick with us: How an act of charity led to a powerful story ideaOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - As reporters, we're used to seeing news angles most everywhere we look. Ideas often can present themselves in our daily interactions, on the commute to work and in conve...
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Journey of Hope to host Oct. 6 service of remembrance for Native American boarding school youthSep 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Journey of Hope in Elgin is hosting a special service of remembrance for Native American children who were taken to boarding schools, never to return. Journey of Hope, t...
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Aurora's Wesley UMC to host Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 24Sep 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Halloween treats, games and trinkets will highlight Wesley United Methodist Church's "Trunk-or-Treat" celebration from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. It will be hel...
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Pope praises youth climate activists for challenging adults
Sep 29, 2021 7:00 am - MILAN, Italy (AP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised young environmental activists for challenging global leaders to make good on promises to curb emissions and insiste...
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Funeral Mass for retired priest will be held Thursday in Des PlainesSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - A funeral Mass will be held Thursday for a retired priest who served parishes in Des Plaines and Streamwood. The Rev. Martin E. Bedoya died Saturday at age 81, according...
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A Tale of Two Hughs: One born to opportunity, the other to obscuritySep 28, 2021 11:00 pm - This month marks the 90th anniversary of an event that put my hometown on the map (literally). On Oct. 3, 1931, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon took off from Misawa, Ao...
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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...