Religion
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Palatine Sikh community hosts vigil Wednesday for Orlando victimsJun 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Sikh Religious Society in Palatine will host a public interfaith candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims of the Orlando attack on Wednesday night. Spokesman...
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World Orthodox leaders meet despite Russia's absence
Jun 19, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The leaders of the world's Orthodox Christian churches have gathered on the Greek island of Crete for a landmark meeting, despite a boycott by the ...
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Rabbi retires from Lombard congregation after 35 yearsJun 18, 2016 7:47 am - Lombard congregation says goodbye
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Orthodox Synod to take place despite new pullout, by Russia
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians on Wednesday said a historic meeting of church leaders - the first in more than a millenniu...
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Mundelein church vigil for OrlandoJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein's Community Protestant Church will hold a public candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Orlando mass shooting on Saturday. The gathering is set for 8...
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Letter writing campaign focuses nutrition programsJun 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Members of Trinity Lutheran Church, 675 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, participated in Bread for the World's annual Offering of Letters campaign, which engages churches...
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Moscow Patriarchate hopes for delay of pan-Orthodox meeting
Jun 14, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian Orthodox Church is waiting for the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate to respond to its proposal to delay a historic meeting of all the wor...
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It's a boy! Vatican leak trial takes surreal turn with birth
Jun 14, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's criminal trial over leaked documents took a complicated but expected turn Tuesday with the birth of a baby named Pietro. Francesca Chao...
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Constable: Easier to curb carnage than hateJun 14, 2016 5:00 am - Muslims, gays, guns, gun-owners, gun-grabbers, politicians, Republicans, Democrats, Socialists, Communists, conservatives, liberals, Jews, Christians, Palestinians, Syri...
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Worshippers pray for more love, respect at Wheaton interfaith vigilJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - Hope brought together about 100 people from several faith communities at Hope Presbyterian Church in Wheaton on Tuesday night, where an interfaith prayer service was hel...