Religion
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Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality
Apr 02, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have "legitimate claims" to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped sho...
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Mission for two suburban shelters for young asylum-seekers: 'I am safe'Apr 02, 2019 5:30 am - Flags from 18 nations hang in the stairwell of the suburban Viator House of Hospitality as a colorful reminder of the 48 men who have lived here after coming to the U.S....
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'I have never felt this safe,' says teen awaiting asylum ruling in the suburbsApr 02, 2019 5:30 am - The last leg of her pilgrimage to escape the violence of her hometown in Honduras found 17-year-old Alma, who never learned how to swim, clinging to a flotation device s...
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Restore, The Gospel Justice Conference coming to Judson University June 7-8Apr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - The Gospel Justice Initiative is hosting Restore, The Gospel Justice Conference on Friday and Saturday, June 7-8, in the Herrick Chapel at Judson University, 1151 N. Sta...
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Use spring to make a change your lifeApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV) The appearance of a few blades of green grass and a red-breaste...
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Pope defends decision to keep French cardinal after cover-up
Mar 31, 2019 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis defended his decision to reject French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin's resignation after he was convicted of covering up for a pr...
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Pope tells Moroccans "we are brothers and sisters"
Mar 31, 2019 7:00 am - RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his flock that showing the country's ...
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How waves of immigrants are overwhelming asylum processMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - Before 2013, about one of every 100 immigrants arriving at our borders asked for asylum. Now, it's one out of every 10. The glut of immigrants at our southern border has...
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Constable: How 7,000-mile trek through the Americas leads West African asylum-seeker to the suburbsMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Watching dramatic scenes of immigrants in a caravan moving toward the United States-Mexico border, this 20-year-old resident of the Northwest suburbs k...
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Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City
Mar 29, 2019 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of ...