Religion
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Open your hearts and receive God's forgivenessDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - "Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." - Acts 10:43 (TLB) Christmas is a time when we reach a little deeper into our hearts to gi...
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Thousands thank Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines for miracles in their livesDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Thousands made the annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines Tuesday evening for its patron saint's feast day, giving thanks for the blessi...
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Elgin Vineyard expands homeless breakfast ministryDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Saturday morning breakfast is now being offered at Vineyard Church of Elgin for the homeless and other under-resourced individuals. Since the homeless breakfast ministr...
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Elgin church to host Christmas sing-along, pageant Dec. 15-16Dec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - First Congregational United Church of Christ, 256 E. Chicago St. in Elgin, will celebrate Christmas with two special events this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 15, the chu...
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Indian bishop accused of misusing funds for family resigns
Dec 10, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Indian bishop who, according to news reports, was accused of misappropriating church funds to support...
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Safety at the forefront as Des Plaines prepares for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrationDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Leaders are urging caution and safety as thousands of faithful Catholics make the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines this week for annual f...
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Archdiocese to hold rally on immigration reformDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will host the 13th annual Posada for immigration reform at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Cente...
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Battle of wills: Tiny order of French nuns takes on Vatican
Dec 08, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather t...
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Thousands converge in Schaumburg to pack meals for malnourished kidsDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - The members of Cary Girl Scout Troop 787 worked like a well-oiled machine packing meals during a Feed My Starving Children volunteer event Saturday at the Schaumburg Con...
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Vatican investigates after nuns report sex abuse by priests
Dec 07, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican has launched an investigation into a small Chilean religious order of nuns after some sisters denounced sexual abuse at the hands of prie...