Religion
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Wheaton church to host 'Longest Night' service Dec. 21Dec 15, 2018 10:00 pm - Recognizing that the holidays are not always a time of joy and cheer, Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church invites the public to a "Longest Night" service, where those...
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Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church
Dec 15, 2018 6:00 am - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head...
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St. Thomas the Apostle sets Christmas season Mass scheduleDec 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Celebrate the birth of the Christ child at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville! Guests and visitors to the area are especially welcome and can choose fr...
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Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
Dec 14, 2018 6:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to prot...
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Priest takes pope's mandate - good deeds for all - across US
Dec 14, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Father Jim Sichko has a 50-state congregation and a simple mandate from the pope: Go forth and do good deeds. That's why the Roman Catholic priest fou...
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'We are here to gather our courage': Wheaton College summit addresses sex abuse in evangelical churchesDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - It's been a year of pain, fear and strained relationships for Nancy Beach. The first female teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, Beach was one of the women ...
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Celebrating the 200th anniversary of 'Silent Night'Dec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - The week before Christmas 1818 found the pastor of St. Nicholas Church in the little village of Oberndorf, Austria, making final preparations for the annual Christmas Ev...
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Pope cuts 2 cardinals from cabinet named in abuse scandal
Dec 12, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has removed two cardinals from his informal cabinet after they were implicated in the Catholic Church's sex abuse and cover-up scandal, ...
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Some new Democrats want DuPage County Board to cease prayers at meetingsDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Some of the new Democrats on the DuPage County Board are calling on the panel to end its decadeslong tradition of inviting religious leaders to conduct invocations befor...
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Musical reunionDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - Judson alumni Jeorge Holmes and Huntley Brown return to perform benefit concert