Religion
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Hanukkah celebration brings community organizations togetherDec 02, 2018 12:00 am - A Hanukkah celebration Sunday at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills gave community members a chance to usher in the eight-day festival with games, music and charitable activi...
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Pope says he's worried about homosexuality in the priesthood
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy "is something that worries me" and remarking tha...
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Vatican enters European bank system in new sign of progress
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Our Lady of Guadalupe horseback pilgrimage Saturday in Des PlainesNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago is holding its 7th annual horseback pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Saturday, Dec. 1. The ride will feature more than 100 riders ...
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Christian school expands into former Putt Putt in Elk Grove VillageNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - For the better part of three decades, the Putt Putt miniature golf course was the place for neighborhood kids in Elk Grove Village to spend summer nights passing the tim...
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Menorah carved from ice? See it in NapervilleNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - As a winter afternoon descends into darkness, the Jewish community in Naperville is inviting people of all religious traditions to gather in the light. Chabad Jewis...
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'O Little Town' provides a lesson in history, faithNov 29, 2018 10:00 pm - I began celebrating Christmas four months early this year. While visiting relatives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, my sister-in-law gave my wife and me a tour of the hist...
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Bethel United Church of Christ welcomes all to Advent eventsNov 29, 2018 10:00 pm - Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst invites everyone to the special programs and worship services during Advent. At 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec 2, "Music at Bethel" contin...
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Pope urges charity when churches are sold, reused
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Christmas comes alive at Bethlehem Church Dec. 7-8Nov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Bethlehem Lutheran Church in West Dundee will present "Bethlehem Christmas Live!" from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8. Travel through Bethlehem as the fir...