Religion
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Aurora Methodists to sponsor all-church read, discussionsSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will sponsor an all-church read of "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America" by Michael Eric Dyson. The Rev. John Bell,...
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Muslims for Life 9/11 Commemoration to include presentations, blood driveSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Muslims for Life campaign, which, in partnership with the American Red Cross, honors the lives lost on September 11, 2001, th...
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Priest tapped as Duluth, Minnesota bishop resigns amid probe
Sep 07, 2020 7:00 am - DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A priest recently tapped by Pope Francis to become a bishop for a northern Minnesota diocese has resigned after an allegation of sexual abuse of a m...
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Cardinal Blase J. Cupich greets Waukegan students for first day of classesSep 04, 2020 6:00 am - Amid the excitement of seeing classmates and teachers after a long break, the nearly 200 students at St. Anastasia school in Waukegan had a special visitor on their firs...
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Binoche, other French environmentalists get pope's backing
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Proposed megachurch near Winfield faces oppositionSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Many residents are voicing opposition to Willow Creek Wheaton's plans to construct a new megachurch in unincorporated DuPage County. At a meeting last week of DuPage Cou...
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Pope prays for Lebanon during 1st public audience in months
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Rabbi who led Glenview congregation remembered as 'a man of conviction'Sep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Rabbi Mark S. Shapiro of Northbrook, longtime leader of Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Glenview, is being remembered as an eloquent orator and social justice...
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Second Baptist Church of Elgin elects new pastorSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Second Baptist Church of Elgin has chosen a successor for retiring pastor Nathaniel Edmond. Rev. Patrick Parks will take over Oct. 1 for Edmond, who has been the church...
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West Dundee church continues 'Summer of Service'Sep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Dundee continues its "Summer of Service" initiative. One new project was a congregational food garden providing fresh produce to local fo...