Religion
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Pope insists suggestion on remarried has church backing
Dec 07, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis says the majority of the world's bishops back his suggestion that civilly remarried Catholics can receive Communion, adding fuel to the ...
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Thousands expected for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration in Des PlainesDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Rev. Esequiel Sanchez, the new rector for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, predicts anxiety about national issues, particularly frustrations about imm...
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Guadalupe event organizers double security, plan for large crowdsDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - After record crowds joined in prayer and Masses to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines last year, organizers are doubling security and the po...
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It truly is better to give than receiveDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over …" - Luke 6:38 (NIV) The celebration of fun-filled festivitie...
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St. Martin's to host Blue Christmas serviceDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 1095 Thacker St., in Des Plaines will host Blue Christmas: A Service of Darkness and Light. For many, this tim...
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Group asks Palatine to support Cook County's new sick day ruleDec 06, 2016 5:35 am - An interfaith labor rights group spoke in favor of a Cook County Board resolution that mandates five paid sick days to employees working within the county, a plan Palati...
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St. Peter's to host spaghetti benefit for Chuck PetersenDec 05, 2016 10:00 pm - Join a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Chuck Petersen from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 43W301 Plank Road in Hampshire. A fre...
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Tree of Life UU to offer Holiday Cookie Walk, rummage sale Dec. 10Dec 05, 2016 10:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, invites the community to two holiday sales events from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, D...
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McHenry County Jewish Congregation to host Community Chanukah CelebrationDec 05, 2016 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Jewish Congregation is hosting a Community Chanukah Celebration from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 18. The morning will feature songs, games, crafts, ...
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Russian patriarch blesses new Paris church, a Putin project