Religion
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Pope warns EU risks future if it doesn't confront challenges
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is warning that the Europe Union risks losing its influence and very essence as a unified bloc if political leaders don't reawaken the d...
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Pope apologizes for history of discrimination against Roma
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - BLAJ, Romania (AP) - Pope Francis apologized Sunday to the Roma ethnic minority for their history of discrimination in Europe and paid homage to Romanian Catholics perse...
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Pope braves rain-soaked mountain roads for Transylvania Mass
Jun 01, 2019 7:00 am - MIERCUREA CIUC, Romania (AP) - Pope Francis braved a rain-soaked, twisting drive through the mountains of Transylvania on Saturday to visit Romania's most famous shrine,...
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Finals and fasting: This year, Ramadan has added challenges for young Muslims in the suburbsJun 01, 2019 6:00 am - May is usually the hardest month for high school students. Back-to-back finals, advanced placement tests and end-of-year assignments make it seem like there is no time f...
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Pope urges Romanians to work together to confront challenges
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Pope Francis opened a three-day pilgrimage to Romania on Friday by delivering a new appeal for unity, 20 years after St. John Paul II made the ...
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Holy Family's first pastor returning for jubileeMay 30, 2019 5:30 am - The founding pastor of Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness is returning to the suburbs this week to mark his 50th anniversary as a priest. The Rev. Medard Laz wi...
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Harvest Bible Chapel letting Niles campus go independent, at a costMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Harvest Bible Chapel letting Niles campus go, but at a cost
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3-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee discusses peacemaking in permanent warfare stateMay 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Kathy Kelly, internationally known peace activist, author and co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare, wi...
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There's nothing wrong with a good cryMay 28, 2019 11:00 pm - "You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into your bottle - are they not in your bottle?" - Psalm 56:8 (AMP) These nonstop rainy days make me imagine the rain...
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Grace Lutheran to host 'Shipwrecked' Bible campMay 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, will be hosting the annual vacation Bible school this summer. With the "Shipwrecked: Je...