Religion
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Pope Francis: Too many children are dying in Syria's war
Aug 07, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis says civilian victims of Syria's civil war are paying the price for the "the lack of desire for peace by the powerful." The pope, speaki...
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Tourist recounts filming of bears swimming at Lake Tahoe
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Norma Alvarez Gonzalez, a Venezuelan doctor on a three-week vacation to the U.S., was walking on Pope Beach alongside Lake Tahoe with rel...
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Cupich to lead end of Transfiguration's 175th anniversary celebrationAug 05, 2016 5:15 am - Transfiguration to end celebration of its 175 years
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Church on the Rock launches new accredited degree programAug 04, 2016 11:00 pm - This fall, the Rock School of the Bible at Church on the Rock in Huntley will roll out a new program designed to help anyone secure an affordable accredited degree in mi...
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Center for Spiritual Evolution welcomes Ernie Vecchio Aug. 21 in Crystal LakeAug 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Psychologist and teacher Ernie Vecchio, author of "The Soul's Intent," is coming to the Chicago area to share his incredible discovery from decades of working with the i...
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Pope preaches forgiveness in Assisi with colloquial gesture
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - ASSISI, Italy (AP) - Pope Francis employed a colloquial hand gesture as he preached forgiveness Thursday during a pilgrimage to his namesake's hometown. The pope acknowl...
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Kneseth Israel's Judaism Rocks program featured at Jewish conferenceAug 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Heather Baumann Tratt, Congregation Kneseth Israel's professional Jewish educator, and Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein recently returned from presenting a program at a natio...
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Pope: It's 'terrible' children taught they can choose gender
Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled...
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Aurora's Our Lady of Mercy Church celebrates canonization of Mother Teresa Sept. 4Aug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity who dedicated her life helping India's poor, will be canonized on Sunday, Sept. 4. To commemora...
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French cardinal's case dismissed in sex abuse-related probe
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A French prosecutor has thrown out the case of a prominent cardinal who was under investigation for alleged failure to report suspected pedophilia by a prie...