Religion
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Elgin church's 'Proverbial Opera' series continues June 23 with 'Nessun dorma'Jun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - At Elgin's First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Rick Carlson is continuing a nine-part summer message series entitled "Proverbial Opera," an exploration of King Solom...
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Greg Hall to lead Batavia Methodist men; men to donate prayer shawl to ailing brotherJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Batavia resident Greg Hall was installed Saturday, June 15, as president of United Methodist Men at Batavia United Methodist Church. Hall was installed by Orland Park re...
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Cary United Methodist Church welcomes new pastorJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Cary United Methodist Church welcomes the Rev. Gary Waters, his wife, Amy, and their two adult children Winona and Calvin. Rev. Waters will serve as the new senior pas...
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Former member returns to Elgin's First Congregational to preach June 23Jun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend, the Rev. Michael Blackwood of Westminster, Colorado will be returning to First Congregational Church of Elgin to preach on issues related to being gay, Chr...
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The Latest: Oil firms commit to 'meaningful' carbon pricing
Jun 14, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Latest on a Vatican summit on climate change (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Some of the world's major oil producers have committed to supporting "e...
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Vatican investigator of child sex abuse meets Polish bishops
Jun 14, 2019 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, met with Poland's Catholic bishops on Friday to share his experience in tracking ...
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Major oil companies commit to carbon pricing at Vatican
Jun 14, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Some of the world's major oil producers pledged Friday to support "economically meaningful" carbon pricing regimes after a personal appeal from Pope ...
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German court says Catholic Church can keep billions secret
Jun 13, 2019 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A court in the western city of Cologne has ruled that Germany's richest Catholic archdiocese doesn't have to reveal what it does with the billions it recei...
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Pope lashes out at blogging ambassadors, demands obedience
Jun 13, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has demanded obedience from Vatican ambassadors and reminded them of their duties before him, God and the faithful after years of scanda...
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Procrastination steals away opportunitiesJun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived ... And the door was shut." - Matthew 25:10 (NIV) For a while now, there has been something I h...