Religion
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Catholic author to speak on faith in today's world April 26 in NapervilleApr 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Do you have "Questions and Doubts and Fears … Oh My!" when it comes to figuring out whether Jesus is relevant in today's world? Explore these questions, doubts, fears an...
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Pope blames Europe, US weapons for children killed in wars
Apr 06, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis blamed Europe and the United States for the deaths of children in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, saying Saturday that wealthy Western cou...
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Vatican meets lawyers opposed to the criminalization of gays
Apr 05, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - International lawyers researching the criminalization of homosexuality met Friday with the Vatican secretary of state and urged the Holy See to publi...
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Pope's Good Friday meditation to focus on human trafficking
Apr 05, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is dedicating this year's Good Friday meditations to victims of human trafficking. The Vatican said Friday that Francis had asked an Ita...
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Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop
Apr 04, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Archbishop Wilton Gregory promised Catholics he would "rebuild your trust" after Pope Francis on Thursday named him the new archbishop of Washington, D...
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Vatican upholds sex abuse conviction against Guam archbishop
Apr 04, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican has upheld its conviction of Guam's ousted archbishop for sexually abusing minors, exiled him from the Pacific island and barred him from...
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Clergy of different races, faiths honor King's call for justiceApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Fifty-one years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the chairman of the Arlington Heights-based Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relati...
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Polish priest apologizes for burning of 'Harry Potter' books
Apr 03, 2019 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included titles from the "Harry Potter" series and other items parishioners want...
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McHenry County Jewish Congregation presents 'Passover: From Slavery to Freedom'Apr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Join Rabbi Tom Samuels for "Passover: From Slavery to Freedom," a series exploring the foundational story of the Jewish people, at McHenry County Jewish Congregation. Al...
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Why older generation must prepare to pass the torch to the youngApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Listening to a young minister preaching in a church I was visiting, I found myself being somewhat condescending in response to her laboriously intellectualized, dry and ...