Religion
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Aurora farmers market wares to include prayersJun 26, 2017 11:00 pm - The second of six summer prayer booths at the downtown Aurora farmers market, 233 S. Broadway, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 1. The Rev. Deborah Tinsl...
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Vatican worries about 'forcibly removed' bishop in China
Jun 26, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was "forcibly removed" from his office several weeks ago and whose w...
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Islamic scholar Ghamidi visits Chicago in SeptemberJun 25, 2017 11:00 pm - By Moon Khan Chicago: For the first time, Islamic scholar Javed Ahmad Ghamidi will be visiting Chicago, from September 22 to 24, 2017. His tour is being coordinated by A...
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Japan marks 75 years of Vatican ties with Noh theater show
Jun 25, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Japan has marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the Holy See with a performance of ancient traditional Noh theater in Rome. At the performance ...
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Umoja Games come to Schaumburg July 1-3Jun 25, 2017 1:00 am - Meet Chicago Northwest visitors bureau is welcoming the Umoja Games' more than 500 soccer players to Olympic Park in Schaumburg for a three-day tournament from Saturday ...
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Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she's gay at church
Jun 23, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian and still loved by God - before her microphone is turned off by lo...
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Pope seeks to encourage Colombian reconciliation with trip
Jun 23, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis will preside over a reconciliation ceremony between Colombian victims and former guerrillas during a September visit aimed at consolidat...
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Rome show smashes myth Virgin model was Borgia pope's lover
Jun 22, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - For centuries, Renaissance artist Pintoricchio was practically accused of blasphemy by those who contended he used Pope Alexander VI's young lover as the mod...
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Archbishop: Church of England 'colluded' to hide sex abuse
Jun 22, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Church of England "colluded" with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one of its former bishops, the head of the church said ...
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Bartlett church hosts Jeep Show on July 8Jun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Faith World Outreach Church in Bartlett will host its 4th annual Jeep Show from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8. The event is free and open to the general public o...