Religion
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After 127-year ministry, Aurora Methodist church closesOct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Young and old came together for one last time Sept. 30 at Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 S. Fourth St. in Aurora. After 127 years of community ministry, the...
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2 Chinese bishops participating in Vatican synod in a first
Oct 01, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Two bishops from China are coming to the Vatican this week for a global meeting of bishops in the first tangible sign of the breakthrough deal betwee...
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Grace Cafe returns Oct. 8 to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox ChurchOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Grace Cafe returns to the Elmhurst community for its 12th year. Grace Cafe was started in 2007 as an ecumenical mission project to provide a free hot meal to anyone in ...
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St. Catherine of Siena students send letters to Pope FrancisSep 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Fourth-grade students in Sally Quinlan's class at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in West Dundee recently wrote letters to Pope Francis. It was a culminating act...
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The Latest: Pope, faithful pray for tsunami, quake victims
Sep 30, 2018 7:00 am - PALU, Indonesia (AP) - The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Pope Francis has led the faithful in prayer for th...
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Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight 'devil'
Sep 29, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are "attacks by the devil," in his latest response to ...
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Accuser blasts pope silence, 'slander' over cover-up claims
Sep 28, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The former Vatican ambassador who accused three popes and their advisers of covering up for a disgraced American ex-cardinal has challenged the Vatic...
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Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal
Sep 28, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has defrocked a Chilean priest who was a central character in the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" au...
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Pfleger to speak at Arlington Heights conference on raceSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - The Rev. Michael Pfleger, an activist Catholic priest from Chicago, will participate in a conference on racial issues at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the First United Me...
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Pope urges Chinese Catholics to trust, reconcile after deal
Sep 26, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis urged Chinese Catholics on Wednesday to trust him and make concrete gestures of reconciliation following a landmark deal over bishop app...