Religion
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West Dundee, church headed back to trial court over parsonageMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - A case surrounding the fate of a West Dundee church's historic but decaying parsonage is headed back to trial court after an appellate judge reversed an order requiring ...
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Lenten Taizé prayer service offered March 26 at St. Charles churchMar 16, 2017 11:00 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. Fifth Ave. (Route 25), invites the community to experience a Lenten Taizé Prayer Service at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, featuring the p...
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Folk singer Elaine Romanelli to perform Sunday at Tree of Life UUMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Singer Elaine Romanelli has been generating a lot of buzz in indie folk music circles. Chicago's WFMT host Rich Warren said she "shines like a supernova … Utterly haunti...
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Archdiocese names new chief of Parish & School OperationsMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago announced the appointment of Timothy Cawley as its chief of Parish & School Operations. Prior to his appointment, Cawley served as the chief ...
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Ex-member corrects, challenges Vatican over sex abuse board
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The clash between a former member of Pope Francis' sex abuse advisory commission and the Vatican heated up Tuesday, as prominent Irish abuse survivor...
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Saint Viator High School names new principalMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - A career educator who has spent nearly 20 years in Catholic education was named the new principal of Saint Viator High School. Saint Viator President Brian Liedlich intr...
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Two Guys and Free Spaghetti celebrates 8 years, 11,500 meals servedMar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - March 26 marks eight years of serving free spaghetti with a smile for the St. Charles Episcopal Church crew. From 5 to 7 p.m. on the last Sunday of every month, Two Guys...
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Squatters' urban garden comes to life with pope's tacit OK
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Shamrock Bid and BiteMar 11, 2017 10:00 pm - The First United Methodist Church of Des Plaines celebrated and early St. Patrick's Day on March 12, with a community silent auction and corn beef feast to benefit churc...
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'Passage from India': Suburban Sikhs find their children leading them back to their rootsMar 11, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story is republished from a 2003 series, "Passage from India," by former Daily Herald reporter Rukmini Callimachi. She traveled to the country with M...