Religion
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Pope names new archbishops for Paris, Mexico City
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has given Paris and Mexico City new archbishops, filling two important positions in the Catholic Church with churchmen he has known and ...
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Pope Francis urges status quo for Jerusalem, calls for "wisdom and prudence" to avoid further conflict
Dec 06, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis urges status quo for Jerusalem, calls for "wisdom and prudence" to avoid further conflict. ...
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Celebrate the miracle of Christmas and the Christ child's birthDec 05, 2017 10:00 pm - The faithful are welcome to the preparation and celebration of the miracle of the Christ child's birth at St. Catherine of Siena Church in West Dundee and St. Mary in Gi...
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Elgin firefighters to lead 'Gelt Drop' at Chabad Jewish Center of Elgin's Hanukkah PartyDec 05, 2017 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Dec. 12, Chabad Jewish Center of Elgin will hold a communitywide Hanukkah celebration at 5:30 p.m. at The Centre of Elgin, 45 Symphony Way. What will be uniq...
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Vatican heads into Moneyval evaluation amid new bank mystery
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is heading into a regular review of its efforts to fight money laundering amid a mysterious firing at its bank and ongoing questions abou...
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St. James Episcopal celebrates 'The Wonder of Peace' for AdventDec 04, 2017 10:00 pm - On the second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 10, Trish Ajime from Noté Karacel (Unite Together) and José Zayas from Saint Martin's Episcopal Church in Chicago will be the specia...
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Deadline nears for Martin Luther King Jr. Essay ContestDec 04, 2017 10:00 pm - The 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at D'Andrea's Banquet Hall in Crystal Lake. The keynote speaker wi...
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FaithBridge to host interfaith children's concert, education event Jan. 28Dec 04, 2017 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan. 28, more than 150 children and youth from various faith traditions throughout Chicago will gather for a day of interfaith music and dance at the Raue Cen...
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Pope donates to help feed South Sudan's hungry
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - The leaders of South Sudan's Roman Catholic Church are calling on the pope to visit this war-torn nation. "We know his heart is in South Sudan,"...
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Willow Creek packs gifts for prisoners in IllinoisDec 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Willow Creek Community Church's congregation assembled more than 70,000 Prison Packs at weekend services Sunday, Dec. 3, and Monday, Dec. 4, as part of an annual compass...