Religion
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Carols usher in Christmas at St. Mary of VernonDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - A concert of carols ushered in Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday afternoon at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek. Parishioners crowded into the church early t...
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Fun facts, fiction and lore about ChristmasDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - A self-professed lover of Christmas, Martin Luther has his fingerprints all over the holiday season. But the German theologian/monk during the early 1500s was not respon...
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Pope Francis needs a microscope to eye Lithuanian crib
Dec 22, 2017 6:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuania has given Pope Francis a Christmas present invisible to the naked eye: a Nativity scene where baby Jesus is smaller than a human cell...
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APNewsBreak: Mormon baptisms of Holocaust victims draw ire
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Pope prays for merciful final judgement for Cardinal Law
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No Christmas finish for big church project in VoloDec 19, 2017 4:36 am - Completing an ambitious bell tower and spire project by Christmas would have been a nice holiday gift, but instead the towering scaffolding in front of St. Peter Church ...
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Have a conversation from your heart with the LordDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4 (NIV) Christmas is a time of wonder. Lights that twinkle, sparkle and shine ar...
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Pope Francis blows out birthday candle on extra-long pizza
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Wheaton church to offer 'Longest Night' service Dec. 21Dec 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Recognizing that the holidays are not always a time of joy and cheer, Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church will offer a "Longest Night" service for those who are strug...
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Ukranian Catholic church in Palatine wants to expandDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Parishioner growth is behind a planned expansion of a Palatine church. Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, at 755 S. Benton St. just north of Illi...