Religion
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Suburban priest John Tapper recalled as 'shy, bright and devoted'Jun 04, 2018 1:00 am - The life of the Rev. John W. Tapper, who served as associate pastor at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights, St. Cecilia Parish in Mount Prospect and seve...
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Pope: new bishop replaces convicted Australian cleric
Jun 03, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has appointed a bishop to administer an Australian archdiocese whose archbishop was convicted of covering up for a pedophile priest. The...
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Pope encourages mobster-plagued town to take law's side
Jun 03, 2018 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is urging residents of a mobster-plagued Rome suburb to be courageous and side with the law. Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass on Sunday evenin...
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Pope decries deadly repression against Nicaraguan protesters
Jun 03, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has expressed sorrow over the deadly violence used to repress social protests in Nicaragua. Francis told thousands of pilgrims and other...
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Constable: Chinese orphan brings love and challenges to empty nestersJun 02, 2018 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Blessed with health, good jobs, lots of energy, the experience of seeing their six daughters grow into happy, productive adults, and the desire to do s...
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Pastor of Elgin's oldest church to retire, take up writingMay 31, 2018 11:00 pm - In 1991, the Rev. Paris Donehoo resigned from the church denomination he grew up in - and had been pastoring churches in - because, he says, it had been taken over by fu...
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Elgin pastor working on book decrying a 'polarized' AmericaMay 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Paris Donehoo's first post-retirement writing project is a book about the possibility of Americans getting along despite having opposing opinions in the age of Donald Tr...
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Bethel United Church of Christ to host annual rummage sale June 15-16May 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Bethel United Church of Christ will host its annual indoor rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 15, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in its Welcome Cen...
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Never again: Pope denounces 'culture of abuse, cover-up'
May 31, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis became the first pope to publicly denounce a "culture of abuse and cover-up" in the Catholic Church, saying Thursday he was ashamed that...
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Korean unity at Vatican? Not so fast, but pope cheers anyway
May 30, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - South Korean taekwondo athletes have performed for Pope Francis, after a planned show of Korean unity at the Vatican fell apart when the North pulled...