Religion
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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...
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Tamale Fest fundraiser at Santa Maria Church in MundeleinDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Santa Maria Church in Mundelein will host its inaugural Tamale Fest from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the parish center, 151 N. Lincoln Ave. This is a free event ...
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Pope to visit UAE in first-ever trip to Arabian Peninsula
Dec 06, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis plans to visit the United Arab Emirates in February to push for Christian-Muslim dialogue and peace in the first-ever papal visit to the...
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Generations support Huntley churchDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, established on land donated by village founder Thomas Huntley, shares its founding year, 1871, with the Great Chicago Fire. Today's members inc...
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Wheaton church invites the community to 'Lessons and Carols' Advent serviceDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Celebrating the Holy Family, Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church welcomes the community to its annual Lessons and Carols service on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 9 and 11 a.m. T...
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Celebrate the miracle of Christmas and the Christ child's birthDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - The faithful are welcome to the preparation and celebration of the miracle of the Christ child's birth at St. Catherine of Siena Church in West Dundee and St. Mary in Gi...
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Wheaton church to host free holiday concert by The Elizabethans Dec. 10Dec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church invites the public to a performance by The Elizabethans. The local musical group, originally founded in 1970 as "The Madrigal Sin...
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St. Charles church to host Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols Dec. 9Dec 05, 2018 12:00 am - On Sunday, Dec. 9, St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. Fifth Ave., hosts its annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols at 4 p.m., featuring the parish choir and inst...
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Icy menorah lights up Hanukkah festivities in NapervilleDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - On the fourth night of Hanukkah, people of the Jewish faith - and ice carving fans of any faith or no faith - gathered as day turned to evening in Naperville, celebratin...