Religion
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St. Patrick School sends 300 backpacks to TexasSep 04, 2017 11:00 pm - St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School in St. Charles collected more than 300 filled backpacks to send to Spring Wood High School in Spring Branch, Texas in the Houston are...
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Aurora Methodists sculpt clay for improved relationshipsSep 04, 2017 11:00 pm - At Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Aug. 27, more than 100 congregants became volunteer sculptors to learn about improving relationships. During the 9 and 11 a.m...
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Colombia's president says cease-fire will be signed with country's ELN rebel group ahead of Pope Francis' visit
Sep 04, 2017 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's president says cease-fire will be signed with country's ELN rebel group ahead of Pope Francis' visit. ...
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Man who proposed to girlfriend before pope visits Paris
Sep 04, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A Venezuelan political exile who proposed to his girlfriend during an audience with the Pope is basking in the wonder of his engagement in a romantic trip t...
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Colombia signs cease-fire deal with last guerrilla group
Sep 04, 2017 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government and last remaining major rebel group signed a bilateral cease-fire Monday ahead of Pope Francis' visit this week, an agreem...
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Lester: Archdiocese schools could net half of new scholarships created by funding billSep 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Catholic schools in the Chicago Archdiocese could net half the scholarships created by a new tax credit in Illinois' recently passed education funding law, lawmakers tel...
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Temple B'nai Israel's interactive approach to religious school begins Sept. 10Sep 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Temple B'nai Israel in Aurora is gearing up for the back-to-school season with a revamped approach to Jewish education. In partnership with ShalomLearning, the temple's...
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Pope urges Korean religious leaders to counter hate rhetoric
Sep 02, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has told Korean religious leaders to counter what he called the "narrative of fear" and "rhetoric of hatred." Greeting the leaders who a...
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Pope, Orthodox leader blame 'moral decay' for ecology crisis
Sep 01, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians issued a joint appeal Friday for political leaders to "support the consensus...
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Pope saw psychoanalyst to seek 'clarity' years ago
Sep 01, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis says that when he was 42 he had sessions weekly with a psychoanalyst who was female and Jewish to "clarify some things." It wasn't speci...