Religion
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Rights groups eager for papal spotlight on Europe's refugees
Apr 15, 2016 7:00 am - MORIA, Greece (AP) - Municipal crews washed down streets with pressure hoses, pruned trees and tidied up building facades on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday, a day ...
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Meet the energetic nun who mentors teens at St. JamesApr 15, 2016 5:15 am - Sister Faustina Ferko is a black and white blur herding and cajoling the 50 or so teens in her youth ministry group. The youths were preparing gifts for the homeless she...
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Aurora church to celebrate 125 yearsApr 15, 2016 1:01 am - Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 S. Fourth St. in Aurora, will celebrate its 125th anniversary Sunday, May 1. The public is invited said the Rev. Deborah Tinsl...
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Mundelein High to buy Kirk of the Lakes Church for $1.6 millionApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein High School officials on Friday agreed to buy a church next to the Hawley Street campus for nearly $1.6 million. The deal, which officials kept under wraps...
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Archbishop to speak at charity event in SchaumburgApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will speak at the 27th Annual Hearts for Hope Dinner and Auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Chandler's Chophouse at the Schaumburg Golf ...
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Tattoo artist Chris Baker of INK180 visits Elgin churchApr 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Chris Baker founded the nonprofit arm of INK 180 in October 2011 to offer the opportunity for a real second chance to the least of these, the invisible, the forgotten, t...
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Vatican conference urges end to doctrine of 'just wars'
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Former Holy Family music director raising money for legal fundApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - The former music director at Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness has started an online crowdfunding campaign to help fund his legal fight to overturn his 2014 fi...
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Archdiocese holds annual child abuse prevention service FridayApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will host its annual Child Abuse Prevention Prayer Service at 11:30 a.m. Friday. at its Healing Garden in Chicago. The prayer service is celeb...
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Hindu temple to open in Glenview this weekendApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - A dual-sided statue of Lord Hanuman, a Hindu god, standing 22 feet tall and weighing 46,000 pounds will greet people as they enter into Glenview's new, white marble Hind...