Religion
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Vatican: Cardinal Pell says he's innocent, but news hurts
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Tuesday insisted on Australian Cardinal George Pell's right to further defend himself after being convicted of molesting two choirboys...
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How comfort dogs helped Aurora begin to heal after shootingFeb 26, 2019 5:00 am - How comfort dogs helped Aurora begin to heal after shooting
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Viatorian Barth never taught a class, but was a beloved teacher of life lessonsFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Brother Dale Barth never taught a class at St. Viator High School, but many graduates remember him as their favorite teacher - of life lessons - in thinking back to thei...
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Join 'Bach Around the Clock' benefit concert March 9Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Help celebrate J.S. Bach's 334th birthday with a community concert featuring musicians of all ages playing the music of J.S. Bach for 12 straight hours. First United Met...
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Concordia University wind ensemble to perform at local churches in early MarchFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. It is led by di...
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Ash Wednesday 'Ashes to Go' returns to Geneva Metra station March 6Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - March 6 is Ash Wednesday, and once again the clergy and parishioners of St. Charles Episcopal Church will be at the Geneva Metra train station offering "Ashes to Go" dur...
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Analysis: Pope's sex abuse summit: What it did and didn't do
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis' summit on preventing sexual abuse was never going to meet the expectations placed on it by victims groups, the media and ordinary Catho...
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Top Celtic musicians to perform at St. Patrick's Day service at Christ Church Downers GroveFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Bagpipes aside, on St. Patrick's Day it may be normal to hear live musicians playing a fiddle, banjo or beating a bodhran. But hearing all of these instruments performin...
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Five churches to host community Ash Wednesday serviceFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Five Fox Valley United Methodist churches will partner in a joint Ash Wednesday service to open Lent. The service will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Sugar Grove...
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Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling Catholic leader...