Religion
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Vatican prosecutors urged to go after money laundering
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - European evaluators have praised the Vatican's financial watchdogs for efficiently flagging suspicious transactions but have once again faulted Vatic...
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Pope: Let's defeat indifference and fear of foreigners
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is rallying people to banish social ills like indifference, fear of foreigners and of whatever is different from us. Francis decried the "viruse...
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The best Christmas gift -- receive the gift of peace, joyDec 08, 2017 5:00 am - "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" - 1 Corinthians 9:15 NIV It's Christmastime! Have you started shopping so you can be ready to celebrate? Are you making yo...
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What to expect at Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration in Des PlainesDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines beginning Monday evening for annual feast day celebrations. ...
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Cardinal singles out Barrington parish for helping Puerto RicoDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich singled out a Barrington church's parishioners for their generosity in trying to help nuns who work in the poorest areas of Puerto Rico while he wa...
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Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebrated by Muslims in Chicago and suburbsDec 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Every year Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Mohammed with traditional festivity and religious fervor. He was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 570 AD. Prophe...
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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...