Religion
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Skokie natives recall 1977 neo-Nazi marchJun 19, 2017 5:30 am - Forty years ago, Anita Silvert and James Sherman were young college graduates watching as their hometown of Skokie made international headlines. This summer, they're rel...
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Fired after revealing gay marriage plans, music director helps launch new faith ventureJun 19, 2017 5:30 am - A former Catholic church official fired from his suburban post in 2014 after announcing plans to marry another man is now part of a new faith venture billed as an altern...
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Hundreds participate in Shree Umiya Mataji First Pran Pratistha AnniversaryJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Around more than 1000 peoples attended Shree Umiya Mataji Pran Pratistha First anniversary and First Pathostav of Mataji organized by Shree Umiya Dham Chicago Midwest (S...
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Pope: Learning from refugees' hopes and pain dissolves fear
Jun 18, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is calling for the faithful to not only welcome refugees, but to personally learn from their stories as a way to curb fears and "distort...
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Excommunicating mobsters? Vatican eyes new legal doctrine
Jun 17, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has long railed against corruption and the mafia, but now the Vatican is considering developing a whole doctrine around excommunicating ...
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Vatican defends membership for theologian over abortion flap
Jun 17, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The head of the Vatican's bioethics panel is defending the decision to name as a member an Anglican moral theologian who has said that abortion could...
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Merkel: Pope wants her to fight to save Paris climate deal
Jun 17, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Pope Francis encouraged her to work to preserve the historic Paris climate accord despite the U.S. withdrawal fr...
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'Go the Distance' at Bethany Lutheran Sports CampJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Come and join the fun at Bethany Lutheran Church's sports camp, open to boys and girls, age 4 to 12. Sign up for soccer, basketball, cheer, or fine arts (drama, music, a...
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Amid uproar, Southern Baptists condemn 'alt-right' movement
Jun 15, 2017 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Southern Baptists on Wednesday formally condemned the political movement known as the "alt-right," in a national meeting that was thrown into turmoil afte...
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Secretary of 2 popes sheds light on their daily lives
Jun 15, 2017 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - St. John Paul II discussed stepping down as pope with his aides but was advised against it in the interest of the Catholic Church, his former secre...