Religion
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Wheaton's First Presbyterian welcomes renowned director of music ministriesSep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Dr. Daniel Sommerville has joined the worship team of First Presbyterian Wheaton as director of music ministries. He replaces Kedrick Armstrong, who is continuing his mu...
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Pope Francis questions vaccine skeptics, says 'humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines'
Sep 15, 2021 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis questions vaccine skeptics, says 'humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines.' ...
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Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban
Sep 15, 2021 7:00 am - The new Texas law that bans most abortions in the state has been welcomed by many of the religious leaders who help bolster the anti-abortion movement. Yet some abortion...
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Pope: Bishops must be pastors, not politicians, in deciding whether President Joe Biden should get Communion
Sep 15, 2021 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope: Bishops must be pastors, not politicians, in deciding whether President Joe Biden should get Communion. ...
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Pope rejects German archbishop's resignation over abuse
Sep 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of the archbishop of Hamburg, who offered to step down in March after a report faulted him for his handling of se...
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Pope: No place for politics in Biden Communion flap
Sep 15, 2021 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis said Wednesday that Catholic bishops must minister with 'œcompassion and tenderness,'ť not condemnation, to politicians who su...
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Hoffman Estates temple donates school supplies to area studentsSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Members of the Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates donated more than 1,000 school supplies to students in Palatine Elementary School District 15 and at Perry Ele...
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God's grace can make us stronger than we realizeSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - " ... My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness ..." - 1 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) I remember the day well. I was rifling through the le...
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Pope visit a sign of inclusion for Slovakia's excluded Roma
Sep 14, 2021 7:00 am - KOSICE, Slovakia (AP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Slovakia's Roma to integrate better into the mainstream as he met with the country's most socially excluded minorit...
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Wheaton church to host Book of Acts study in OctoberSep 13, 2021 11:00 pm - On Sundays, Oct. 3 and 10, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton hosts "The Book of Acts: The Historical & Archaeological Background" at 9:50 a.m. The New Testament b...