Religion
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How to handle the holidays while grievingDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - Here are suggestions from facilitators of a program called GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays for dealing with a loved one's death at this time of year: • Realize the h...
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How support groups help families celebrate holidays despite griefDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - After a loved one dies, the holidays are never the same. They can be festive. They can be cheerful. They can even be memorable. But they'll never be the way they were be...
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Buffalo Grove family takes 'Festival of Lights' to heartDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Drive along Beechwood Road, a winding residential street in Buffalo Grove, and you will see houses bedecked in lights and surrounded by Christmas decorations, as one mig...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day brings visitors new and old to Des PlainesDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Under falling wet snow Monday night, thousands of worshippers made the pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Des Plaines for feast day celebrations of the Vi...
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O Little Town of Bethlehem ... in Elk GroveDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Members of Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit transformed an Elk Grove Village street corner late Saturday afternoon into the Bethlehem of centuries ago. The church host...
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American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - More than 10,000 Vietnamese filled up a stadium in a rare Christian evangelistic event led by the Rev. Franklin Graham, who said he wants the commu...
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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. ...