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Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 22, 2025 6:43 am - Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban, Philippines, in 2015.
Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday

By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY
Apr 22, 2025 6:15 am - Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pay their respects to history's first Latin American pontiff.
Wheaton vhurch hosts Labyrinth Walk event for World Labyrinth Day

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Apr 21, 2025 11:47 pm - Gary United Methodist Church invites people to walk their labyrinth on World Labyrinth Day. The path helps center oneself and find peace.
‘We do love him’: Local Catholic leaders react to the death of Pope Francis

By Eric Peterson
Apr 21, 2025 4:06 pm - Catholic leaders across the greater Chicago area began delivering their reactions to the passing of Pope Francis soon after the news arrived early Monday morning.
Told to rest, Francis kept working: The pope’s hectic last day

By Chico Harlan & William Booth
Apr 21, 2025 3:10 pm - The pontiff celebrated Easter, received Vice President JD Vance, issued a final message and took one last ride in the popemobile.
Photo Gallery: Pope Francis dies at age 88

Associated Press
Apr 21, 2025 11:13 am - Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, has died, as announced by Cardi...
What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

Associated Press
Apr 21, 2025 6:38 am - The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there's a new leader for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 21, 2025 5:48 am - Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
Learn about the Underground Railroad’s secret codes with Holy Trinity Quilters

Submitted by Bruce Cook
Apr 18, 2025 4:56 pm - On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.”
Holy Trinity Lutheran to host next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour April 27

By Jeffrey Neufeld, Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour
Apr 18, 2025 4:14 pm - The next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 27. The instrument featured was built in 1964 by the Austin Organs Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut, and is their opus 2402.

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