Religion
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Lord & Savior Lutheran members create a Living Cross of flowers on Easter SundayApr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Like most churches in Illinois, Lord & Savior Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake has shifted to online services during the coronavirus pandemic and shelter in place order. ...
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Palatine's Christ Lutheran Church staying connectedApr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Christ Lutheran Church, 41 S. Rohlwing Road in Palatine, has a new tradition of creating a cross covered in carnations. This year, they are inviting everyone to particip...
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Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis called for global solidarity Sunday to confront the 'œepochal challenge'ť posed by the coronavirus pandemic as he and Christians around ...
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The Latest: Pope says pandemic poses 'epochal challenge'
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing ...
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COMMUNITY Cares program signs up 400 volunteersApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Some 400 volunteers have signed up to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic through the COMMUNITY Cares program of Community Christian Church. The program launched a...
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Expert: Food deserts in black communities partly explain coronavirus vulnerabilityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Lack of access to healthy foods and grocery stores in impoverished communities is one reason African Americans have a higher propensity for chronic illnesses, experts sa...
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Where you can watch Easter servicesApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's "stay at home" order means churches are living streaming their Easter services. Here are some of the suburban churches that are streaming ser...
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Geneva church offers aid to community with Northern Illinois Food Bank, Lazarus HouseApr 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Many businesses are being hurt by the coronavirus. And yet, some have reached out to help their homeless and indigent neighbors. In March and April, the Unitarian Univer...
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Lake Zurich church stays connected to its parishioners with virtual servicesApr 10, 2020 3:00 pm - On March 14, the Archdiocese of Chicago suspended worship gatherings due to COVID-19 concerns. But the leaders of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich set...
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Doctors, nurses in Good Friday procession at Vatican
Apr 10, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A pair of white-coated doctors who care for coronavirus patients participated in a torch-lit Good Friday procession, watched over by Pope Francis and...