Religion
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The Latest: Pope prays for dead and consolation for grieving
Aug 06, 2018 7:00 am - MATARAM, Indonesia (AP) - The Latest on an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island (all times local): 7 p.m. Pope Francis has expressed great sadness over the l...
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Willow Creek lead pastor announces independent investigation of HybelsAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - An advisory council of Christian leaders from across the country will oversee an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Willow Creek Commun...
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3-on-3 hoops tourney returns to St. IsidoreAug 05, 2018 10:00 am - The St. Isidore Catholic Grade School and Parish parking lot and grounds again will be transformed into "everything basketball" on Saturday, Aug. 25, when the 19th annua...
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In another blow to megachurch, lead teaching pastor resigns from Willow CreekAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Amid a new set of sexual harassment allegations against Willow Creek founder and former Senior Pastor Bill Hybels, the lead teaching pastor and one of two chosen success...
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Des Plaines priest injured in Aeromexico plane crash returns homeAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - The Des Plaines priest hurt in a plane crash in Mexico arrived in a wheelchair at O'Hare International Airport on Friday night to be greeted by some of his parishioners ...
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Pope rules out death penalty in change to church teaching
Aug 02, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is "inadmissible" under all circumstances and the Catholic Church should campaign to abolish it, a ch...
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Study: US religious orders overwhelmingly back women deacons
Aug 02, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A new survey has found that the majority of U.S. Catholic religious orders believe women should be allowed to serve as ordained deacons, lending supp...
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The Latest: Nun of 'Dead Man Walking' fame grateful to pope
Aug 02, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Latest on the pope's move to change Catholic church teaching on the death penalty (all times local): 7:10 p.m. The Roman Catholic nun whose minis...
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'Case for Christ' wins Best Picture at Christian visual media awardsAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - "The Case for Christ" - the 2017 film about Arlington Heights native and former Daily Herald and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel - has won Best Picture at the Int...
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Why 'home' is more than just a placeAug 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Everybody needs to go home. Home is that place where we are cared for and nurtured physically, emotionally, relationally and spiritually. We have a roof over our heads....