Religion
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Police vow loyalty to polygamous leader in letters, feds say
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors at a federal trial against two polygamous towns in Utah and Arizona heard testimony Monday about the influence that sect leader Warren Jeffs still ...
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Elgin church expansion means Prairie Rock will closeJan 25, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin church plans to expand into the space occupied by a downtown bar, which in turn will close its doors later this year. Discovery Church has shared the buildi...
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Arlington Heights hosts community prayer breakfast Feb. 4Jan 24, 2016 12:00 am - The public is invited to attend the Arlington Heights Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 4, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago-Arlington Heights, 75 W. Algonqui...
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Chicago Archdiocese hires new director of child protection officeJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Mary Jane Doerr, associate director in the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will take over Feb. 8 as director of the...
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Pope changes church rules, opens foot-washing rite to women
Jan 21, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed church regulations to explicitly allow women and girls to participate in the Easter Week foot-washing ritual, after having s...
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Who's your co-pilot? Pope's Fiat going up for auction
Jan 20, 2016 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - One of the two Fiats used by Pope Francis during his September visit to Philadelphia is going up for auction. The car will be up for bid as part of t...
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Church takes Ash Wednesday to the streetsJan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - For the second year, on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, Ivanhoe Congregational Church will be offering Ashes to Go, a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition, from 7...
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Princess charms pope as Monaco royals make Vatican visit
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Princess Charlene has charmed Pope Francis during a private call on the pontiff at the Vatican alongside her husband, Prince Albert II of Monaco. Fra...
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Tree of Life UU Congregation will be the 'Church of Jazz' on SundayJan 17, 2016 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan. 24, the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, will present the "Church of Jazz: Duke Ellington" at the regu...
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Pope prays for victims of attacks in Burkina Faso, Indonesia
Jan 17, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is praying for the victims of attacks by extremists in Burkina Faso and Indonesia. Francis led a prayer for the dead Sunday when he gree...