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Church takes Ash Wednesday to the streets

Submitted by The Rev. Dr. Kris Hewitt
Jan 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...
Princess charms pope as Monaco royals make Vatican visit

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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...
Tree of Life UU Congregation will be the 'Church of Jazz' on Sunday

Patrick Murfin
Jan 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...
Pope prays for victims of attacks in Burkina Faso, Indonesia

The Associated Press
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...
Pope to migrants at the Vatican: Hang on to hope, joy

The Associated Press
Jan 17, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has greeted several thousand migrants, including many asylum-seekers, in St. Peter's Square, encouraging them to hang on to hope. Many r...
Pope to visit synagogue in sign of friendship amid questions

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Jan 16, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday becomes the third pope to visit Rome's main synagogue in a sign of continued Catholic-Jewish friendship that was highlighted b...
Wheaton leaders join to condemn fake mosque website

By Katlyn Smith
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - City and religious leaders strongly condemned on Saturday a "disturbing" impostor website that surfaced last week designed to falsely link the Islamic Center of Wheaton ...
31st annual Prayer Breakfast celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Laura Stoecker
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - The city of Elgin Human Relations Commission's 31st annual prayer breakfast took place at the business conference center of Elgin Community College Saturday. A diverse g...
Antioch church to host Kids' Fun Fair

Submitted by Antioch United Methodist Church
Jan 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Antioch United Methodist Church will host an afternoon of fun games, prizes and more for kids and their caregivers with a Kids' Fun Fair from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30,...
Episcopal leader: Church will not reverse gay marriage stand

By RACHEL ZOLL
Jan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Friday the U.S. Episcopal Church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage despite sanctions imposed this wee...

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