Religion
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First openly gay Orthodox rabbi to speak at joint program with Glencoe's Aitz Hayim/North Shore Congregation IsraelFeb 25, 2018 10:00 pm - Rabbi Steven Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi, will explore how living Jewishly is affected by openly involved queer Jews on April 13-14. He will address t...
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Pope calls violence in Syria 'inhuman,' backs UN cease-fire
Feb 25, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is denouncing the "inhuman" violence in Syria and is backing a U.N. Security Council-demanded cease-fire so food and medicine can reach ...
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US donors balk at pope's request for $25M for Rome hospital
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Rev. Billy Graham's legacy spreads from Wheaton to the worldFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - In the beginning, the Rev. Billy Graham was a Wheaton College student who started his ministry while still in school and rapidly expanded it when he became pastor of a s...
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Images: Rev. Billy Graham, 1918 - 2018Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Rev. Billy Graham, who began his ministry in DuPage County and would go on to transform American religious life through his preaching and activism, has died at age 99 at...
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Wheaton College students learning about Graham's influenceFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Inside his namesake building at Wheaton College are images of the Rev. Billy Graham on the covers of every major magazine, shaking hands with world leaders and posing wi...
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Author: Graham will be remembered as great ChristianFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - The author of a new book about the life of Rev. Billy Graham says history will remember the late evangelist as one of the great Christians. "His impact, not only here bu...
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A look at Billy Graham's achievementsFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - • Grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, on a 300-acre dairy farm • Accepted Christ at age 16 • In high school, felt called "to serve God and do His will as a minister of...
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Program on Yiddish Treasures Rescued from the Nazis at Ezra-HabonimFeb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - When: Sunday, March 11, 2018 | 3:00pm Where: Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation, 4500 Dempster, Skokie (Skokie, IL) - Letters written by Sholem Aleiche...
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Diocese of Rockford names Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy administratorsFeb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - The Catholic Diocese of Rockford has announced two lead administrators for the newly formed Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy in Aurora. Sister Ann Brummel, O.P. ha...