Religion
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Pope to meet with Canada Indigenous amid demands for apology
Jun 30, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology for the Cathol...
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Teenagers with cell phones are JText's target audienceJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - It's an immutable truth of contemporary life. "Whether you like it or not, teens are attached to their phones," said Meir Moscowitz, rabbi at Lubavitch Chabad of Northb...
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Celebrate Winfield's centennial with 'Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing' July 8Jun 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Winfield United Methodist Church, 0S347 Jefferson, is hosting the Winfield Centennial Old Fashioned Hymn Sing on Thursday, July 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the vill...
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Perseverance pays off in life's ups, downsJun 29, 2021 11:00 pm - "Blessed is the man who perseveres ..." - James 1:12 (NIV) I remember one damp fall evening when I drove to a neighboring town to watch my middle son participate in a s...
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Millions skipped church during pandemic. Will they return?
Jun 29, 2021 7:00 am - WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) - With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question...
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Wheaton church to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinic July 14Jun 28, 2021 11:00 pm - In partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. Wedne...
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Pope voices 'affection' for Americans as he meets Blinken
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis expressed his "affection" for the American people as he met at length Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with the latte...
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'Our entire world was shattered': Parents say ex-teacher 'brainwashed' daughter to convert to ChristianityJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secre...
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Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
Jun 26, 2021 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Vatican's embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of alleged negligence by a retire...
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Trudeau says Pope Francis should apologize on Canadian soil
Jun 25, 2021 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he has urged Pope Francis to come to Canada to apologize for church-run boarding schools where hundreds of unmar...