Religion
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Pope denounces technologies that help people change gender
Oct 05, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis denounced Thursday how new technologies are making it easier for people to change their genders, saying this "utopia of the neutral" jeo...
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Vatican to host youth summit to hear doubts, criticism
Oct 04, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis wants to hear firsthand from young people about their "doubts and criticisms" in the run-up to a big meeting of bishops on how the Catho...
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Tracker: Trump tops pope as most-followed leader on Twitter
Oct 04, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - President Donald Trump has passed Pope Francis to become the most-followed world leader on Twitter, a social media tracker says. Twitplomacy says Trump, wi...
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Aurora church to host gospel concert Nov. 4Oct 04, 2017 1:00 am - On Saturday, Nov. 4, Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 S. Fourth St. in Aurora, will host a gospel music concert by the Dysart family of Macon, Mo., at 3 p.m. T...
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Diocese of Rockford to host Hundredfold Workshop Oct. 21Oct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - The Diocese of Rockford's Hundredfold Workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at St. Rita's Parish-Rockford. It is a large-scale diocesan event to hel...
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Vatican urges online protections for kids amid porn scandal
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The Vatican secretary of state urged law enforcement agencies, governments and social media sites on Tuesday to take responsibility to protect children from ...
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Learn 'How to Love' Sunday at Elgin VineyardOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 8, Pastor Tom Severson will draw from the writings of the Apostle John, bringing a practical and encouraging sermon, "How to Love," based on I John 2, at...
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Two churches to celebrate Reformation with 'Blocktober 2017'Oct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Batavia and St. Mark Lutheran Church in St. Charles invites the community t...
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Lombard church collecting to help flood victimsOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - The Rev. Steven Wagner, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard, spent a little extra time in Houston recently - unplanned time - as a result of Hurricane Harvey. ...
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St. Charles Episcopal Church to host Taizé prayer service, spaghetti dinner Oct. 29Oct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 29, St. Charles Episcopal Church invites the community to experience a Taizé Prayer Service at 4 p.m., featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists. ...