Religion
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Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, i...
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Bank forecloses on Harvest Bible Chapel founder's Elgin-area estateJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - James MacDonald, the ousted founder of the Rolling Meadows-based Harvest Bible Chapel, has not made a mortgage payment on his sprawling Elgin-area estate since December ...
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Slowly - but surely - churches are returning to open, safe worshipJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - It may take a few more weeks - or maybe months - but little by little, week by week, churches in the Northwest suburbs are returning to normal routines in the face of th...
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Salvation Army Aurora Corps receives grants for food and financial assistanceJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The need for food and financial assistance has more than doubled at the Aurora Corps during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff and volunteers are serving 580 individuals each ...
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Trust what God is doing even if you have questionsJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - "The secret things belong to God" - Deuteronomy 29:29 (NIV) With the recent calamity of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have questioned me why God is allowing this. I have ...
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Highpoint Church hosts 'Community Nights'Jul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - In addition to its ongoing interactive online weekend worship, Highpoint Church will be hosting "Community Nights," outdoor events at four of its church campuses this we...
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Aurora Methodists support LGBTQ movement with quilts, flagJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - An Aurora church has found multiple ways to spread its message of love and diversity. Colorful fabric quilts have been installed on three oak trees on Wesley United Meth...
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Or Shalom to host virtual concert July 22Jul 13, 2020 11:00 pm - A plethora of musical talent from the Jewish world will perform a virtual concert hosted by Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22. Among th...
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Anshe Tikvah opens Healing & Recovery Center in NorthbrookJul 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Anshe Tikvah, NFP, an organization focused on providing hope and healing based in Judaism, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new facility. To be called the Kl...
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Suburban congregations, private schools received millions in PPP loansJul 13, 2020 5:30 am - At least 187 churches, synagogues, faith-based private schools and other religious institutions in 60 suburbs received more than $166 million in forgivable loans from th...