Religion
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Willow South Lake Church collects donations for hurricane victimsSep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sept. 16, while Hurricane Florence was still creating record-breaking flooding in North Carolina, Willow South Lake began collecting donations to send to partner chur...
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Hampshire church donates 35 buckets to Church World ServicesSep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Sept. 16, St. John's United Church of Christ-Harmony dedicated 35 Church World Services cleanup buckets. Over the last several months, individuals and famil...
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Tri-Cities CROP Walk set for Oct. 13Sep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - The Tri-Cities CROP Walk will be at 8:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. Fifth Ave. in St. Charles. Registration for the 5K walk begins at ...
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Farewell worship service: After 127-year ministry, Aurora Methodist church to close Sept. 30Sep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - After 127 years of community ministry, Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 S. Fourth St. in Aurora, will close with a final worship service at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept...
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Lee Selander elected as board chairman of Lutheran Social Services of IllinoisSep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Lee S. Selander of Naperville has been elected chair of the board of directors for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, a nonprofit, statewide social services organizat...
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What it means to fast on Yom KippurSep 17, 2018 5:30 am - Editor's note: Fasting in Faith is an occasional series exploring the practice of fasting as a spiritual exercise common to many religious traditions. It's the one ...
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Harvest Christian Academy to present 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' Oct. 4-5Sep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Be whisked away into the fantasy world of Narnia by Harvest Christian Academy's theater arts department's production of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" by Joseph ...
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Pope gives those in square a gift, jokes: 'don't pay for it'
Sep 16, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis had a surprise for the 35,000 people in St. Peter's Square - tiny crucifixes. Speaking to pilgrims, tourists and Romans on Sunday, Franc...
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Pope says populism should serve people, not stir up quarrels
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Pope Francis is recommending a Christian kind of populism after being attacked by Italian politicians for defending migrants. Francis told a crowd...
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Pope pays tribute in Sicily to priest slain by Mafia
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Pope Francis appealed to Mafiosi to renounce their quests for power and money as he visited Sicily on Saturday to honor a priest slain by mob henc...