Religion
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Fall rummage sale set for Sept. 28-29 at West Dundee churchSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Savvy shoppers will find great bargains at St. James Episcopal Church's annual Fall Rummage Sale scheduled for Friday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Sep...
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St. Charles church to host animal blessing Oct. 7Sep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - To celebrate the upcoming Feast of St. Francis, the Rev. Stacy Walker of St. Charles Episcopal Church will be blessing animals large and small at a special outdoor servi...
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Four members of St. Catherine of Siena ministry receive awards from Rockford DioceseSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Sept. 23, four members of the catechetical and religious education ministry at St. Catherine of Siena parish in West Dundee were given the Bishop O'Neill Awar...
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Pope praises Latvians for keeping faith during occupation
Sep 24, 2018 7:00 am - AGLONA, Latvia (AP) - Pope Francis praised Latvians on Monday for persevering through the horrors of Soviet and Nazi occupation, persecution and exile, and urged them to...
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The Latest: Pope warns Lithuanians about anti-Semitism
Sep 23, 2018 7:00 am - KAUNAS, Lithuania (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to the three Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Pope Francis is warn...
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Pope warns Lithuanians against rebirth of anti-Semitism
Sep 23, 2018 7:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Pope Francis warned against historic revisionism and any rebirth of anti-Semitism that fueled the Holocaust as he marked the annual remembrance...
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Pope battered by abuse scandal gets warm welcome in Baltics
Sep 22, 2018 7:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Tens of thousands of Lithuanians lined the narrow streets of the Old Town of Vilnius and cheered Saturday as Pope Francis' popemobile passed by...
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The Latest: Pope quips "I am the devil" next to John Paul
Sep 22, 2018 7:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to the Baltic countries (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Pope Francis has acknowledged that his reputation pales ...
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Russia looms in background as pope travels to Baltics
Sep 21, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is heading to the Baltic countries this weekend amid renewed alarm about Russia's intentions in the region it twice occupied for decades...
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Report: Benedict defends 'emeritus pope' title to critic
Sep 21, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German newspaper that quoted letters by Benedict XVI hitting back at criticism of his 2013 resignation said Friday that he was responding to a conservati...