Religion
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Vatican indicts 10, including a cardinal, in London deal
Jul 03, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, on charges including embezzlement, abuse of office, extortion and fraud i...
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Villa St. Benedict's Cancer Walk in Lisle raises $3,940 for Relay For LifeJul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - On June 4, Villa St. Benedict, a continuum care community in Lisle, held their Cancer Walk in support for the American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life," a non-profit or...
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Putting faith into action: Aurora Methodists help fill mission truckJul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora Methodists like a challenge. Congregants at Aurora's Flowing Forth UMC responded to a Fill-the-Truck Mission Challenge issued by the UMC Northern Illinois Confere...
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Naperville's Our Saviour's named one of the 'Most Generous Congregations' by ELCA World HungerJul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville continued their commitment to walking alongside mission partners both domestically an...
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Pope: Lebanon must remain a 'land of tolerance, pluralism'
Jul 01, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis insisted Thursday that Lebanon must remain a 'œland of tolerance and pluralism'ť as he welcomed the country's Christian patriarchs to the Vatica...
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Elgin church to display origami peace cranes on front lawnJun 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Members of the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin have folded several hundred origami cranes and mounted them in a display on the front lawn of the church a...
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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...