Religion
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Rolling Meadows mosque relocation has one last chance at approvalApr 18, 2016 5:00 am - The Rolling Meadows mosque that wants to relocate to a larger site just around the corner from the space it's called home for the past 30 years will face an uphill battl...
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Bridge church closer to approval in Prospect Hts.Apr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Bridge Community Church of Des Plaines is one step closer to building another location in Prospect Heights, though some city residents still have many concerns about the...
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Congregation Kneseth Israel celebrates PassoverApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Passover, the Jewish Holiday of Liberation from slavery in Egypt, begins at sundown Friday, April 22. Families will host Seders in their homes and there will be no Shab...
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'Hugging saint' ashram near La Fox wants to add houses, apartmentsApr 17, 2016 7:20 am - The M.A. Center Chicago, a religious retreat near Elburn and La Fox, wants to add 72 houses and 192 apartments. The houses would be for followers of Mata Amritanandamayi...
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Pope Francis speaks of Christian woman killed for her faith
Apr 17, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis says one of the refugees he met on the Greek island of Lesbos was the Muslim widower of a Syrian Christian woman killed by extremists fo...
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Refugees in Greece overwhelmed by pope's visit to Lesbos
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Pope Francis lands on Greek island of Lesbos for visit to highlight plight of refugees
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he met with Pope Francis
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Pope: Sanders encounter sign of good manners, 'nothing more'
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Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees