Religion
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Why a Holocaust survivor from Skokie wasn't about to cancel Pittsburgh speechOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - PITTSBURGH - Magda Brown was packed and ready to fly here when she heard the news. Her daughter sat her down and told her: There was a shooting at a synagogue, around th...
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Pope Francis grieves for Jewish victims in Pittsburgh
Oct 28, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is grieving with Pittsburgh's Jewish community following the massacre at a synagogue there, denouncing the "inhuman act of violence" and...
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Buffalo Grove congregation holds prayer vigil for synagogue victimsOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The shooting deaths of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh continue to send shock waves throughout Jewish communities across the country. One of those communities is ...
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Vatican meeting endorses women at decision-making table
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Pope wraps up synod on youth claiming persecution over abuse
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Local Jewish leaders express sorrow, solidarity after synagogue shootingOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - Suburban synagogues and Jewish organization leaders started voicing reactions Saturday as they began to process the horror of the killings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. ...
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Saint's relics on display at Naperville churchOct 26, 2018 6:00 am - Sacred relics of one of the Catholic church's modern-day saints will be on display Friday in Naperville. The single public veneration in Illinois will display six relics...
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Harvard educators preach religious literacy at Prospect High SchoolOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - A team of Harvard educators wrapped up a two-day conference Friday at Prospect High School. The topic? Expanding religious literacy programming to high school educators....
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Naperville woman recalls 'miracle' as faithful view relics of Catholic saintOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - As hundreds of faithful filed through Naperville's Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Friday to view relics of a saint, one volunteer may have felt the strongest conn...
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New president for Tyndale House FoundationOct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Jeremy Taylor has been installed as president and CEO of Carol Stream-based Tyndale House Foundation, becoming only the third president in the foundation's history. Jer...