Religion
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What's in a name? At the Vatican, a debate on inclusiveness
Sep 16, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The Vatican responded Wednesday to criticism that the title of Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the post-COVID world is sexist, saying the document, 'œFr...
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Jewish congregations rally for unity during a decidedly different Rosh HashanahSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - How does one celebrate the Days of Awe when so much these days has been awful? That is a question facing Jewish people, congregations and their rabbis as they approach R...
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Aurora church to explore 'We Don't Talk About That In Church' at drive-in worship seriesSep 15, 2020 11:00 pm - "We Don't Talk About That In Church" will be explored in a September-October sermon series at Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora. The Rev. Derek Rogers invi...
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Relationships have friction from time to timeSep 15, 2020 11:00 pm - " ... You stone the messengers God has sent you. How many times I have wanted to put my arms around your people, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you wou...
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Salvation Army kettle bells ringing two months early, citing 'unprecedented' needSep 15, 2020 5:30 am - An earlier version of this story should have stated that starting in November, Salvation Army bell ringers and kettles will be stationed outside suburban Jewel-Osco ...
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St. Michael cemetery annexed to PalatineSep 15, 2020 5:30 am - St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery and Mausoleum was annexed to Palatine on Monday, a move that adds about 350 acres of mostly green space to the village and has possibl...
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A family struggle as pandemic worsens food insecurity
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, Sharawn Vinson often woke up crying. A recurring thought was making the unemployed single mother des...
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With Vatican FM in Belarus, pope urges respect for protests
Sep 13, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis urged political leaders to listen to protesters and heed their calls for political and social change, an apparent reference to protests ...
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Viatorian gardeners grow food to help families in needSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - With at least two more months of harvesting to go, Viatorian gardeners already have grown - and donated - nearly as many vegetables as all of last summer, or around 800 ...
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3 auxiliary bishops named in Chicago ArchdioceseSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago: Bishops-elect Kevin M. Birmingham, Jeffrey S. Grob and ...