Religion
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Christ Church Oak Brook, Butterfield reopens in-person worship Sept. 13Sep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Sept. 13, Christ Church will resume in-person worship at both locations, with safety measures including required face masks, social distancing, temperature ch...
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The Latest: Pope Francis calls health of all a 'common good'
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has arrived at his weekly general audience wearing a face mask and used hand sanitizer before appealing for the faithful to look out for the ...
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Tree of Life welcomes interim minister Rev. Jennifer GracenSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - The Rev. Jennifer Gracen has begun a two-year interim ministry at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 560 W. Bull Valley Road in McHenry. As an interi...
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Elgin's Kneseth Israel to host virtual High HolidaysSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - The Jewish High Holy Days begin Friday, Sept. 18. Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin will be having services and other programming throughout the 10-day period. All of...
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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
Sep 03, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Actress Juliette Binoche and fellow French environmentalists received encouragement from Pope Francis at a private Vatican meeting Thursday, where th...
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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...