Religion
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Photo Gallery: Pope Francis dies at age 88Apr 21, 2025 11:13 am - Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, has died, as announced by Cardi...
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What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
Apr 21, 2025 6:38 am - The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there's a new leader for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Apr 21, 2025 5:48 am - Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
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Learn about the Underground Railroad’s secret codes with Holy Trinity QuiltersApr 18, 2025 4:56 pm - On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.”
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Holy Trinity Lutheran to host next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour April 27Apr 18, 2025 4:14 pm - The next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 27. The instrument featured was built in 1964 by the Austin Organs Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut, and is their opus 2402.
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Hundreds witness story of Jesus’ crucifixion in annual Passion of the Christ march on Good FridayApr 18, 2025 3:13 pm - Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of days in Christianity — Good Friday.
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A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
Apr 17, 2025 10:25 am - Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he continues recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
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Warrenville’s Community Baptist Church hosts renowned pianist Mateus FurtadoApr 16, 2025 2:42 pm - Pianist Mateus Furtado will showcase his virtuosity in an intimate solo piano recital at Community Baptist Church, performing masterworks by Beethoven, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
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Aurora church to host Easter egg hunt April 19Apr 16, 2025 1:20 pm - Redeemer Community Church in Aurora will host annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 19. The event will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the north lawn of the church, 904 N. Edg...
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Northwest Bible Baptist to host annual ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ for EasterApr 16, 2025 12:09 pm - On Easter Sunday, the 180-voice combined choirs of Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its Providence Baptist College will perform “Hallelujah Chorus.”