Religion
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Pope marks historic mafia denunciation by St. John Paul II
May 09, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II's historic denunciation of the Mafia with calls for today's young to resist the pull...
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Mormon Church breaks all ties with Boy Scouts, ending 100-year relationship
May 09, 2018 1:00 am - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday it will sever all ties with the Boy Scouts of America, ending a century-old tradition deeply ingrained in th...
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Suburban deacons among 19 Cardinal Blase Cupich to ordain May 12 at Holy Name CathedralMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The United States Diaconate is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the Archdiocese of Chicago maintaining the largest diaconate worldwide Submitted by Susan Thomas, Ar...
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Teach your children well and have no regretsMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - "These older women must train the younger women …" -Titus 2:4 (NLT) I recently heard an older woman comment that she wished she would have taught her children to have an...
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Pope assigns Vatican office to promote women's participation
May 08, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday assigned a Vatican office to concern itself with the role of women in the Catholic Church and their "equal dignity" - his lat...
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Methodists host immigration rally, marchMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora hosted a pro-immigration rally and a milelong march to city hall May 5 that attracted approximately 100 people. The rally in th...
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MCJC offers an evening of Jewish inspiration during Tikkun Leil ShavuotMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Join in an evening of Jewish inspiration and Tikkun Leil Shavuot with "From Jesus to the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Jewish Perspectives on Messianic Redemption" at 7 p.m. Saturd...
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Cupich, Sister Jean team up to support scholarship programMay 07, 2018 1:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola University Chicago have teamed up for a video promoting the Illinois Invest in Ki...
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Tree of Life UU presents 'Mother Earth,' a modern art music worshipMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sunday, May 13, the AMP Ensemble will perform a special program of modern art music at Mother's Day service at 10:45 a.m. at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist C...
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Pope extends mandate of Malta envoy, sidelining critic
May 04, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has extended the mandate of his envoy to the Knights of Malta lay religious order to oversee reforms, further sidelining Francis' conser...