Religion
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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
Apr 16, 2016 7:00 am - MYTILENE, Greece (AP) - For some refugees, when it came time to actually meet Pope Francis, the tears just began to flow. Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos on S...
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Pope Francis lands on Greek island of Lesbos for visit to highlight plight of refugees
Apr 16, 2016 7:00 am - MYTILENE, Greece (AP) - 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
Apr 16, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he met with Pope Francis. ...
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Pope: Sanders encounter sign of good manners, 'nothing more'
Apr 16, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, "nothing more," and hardly evidenc...
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Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees
Apr 16, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis says his gesture is "a drop of water in the sea" of Europe's migration crisis. Yet for 12 Syrian refugees, the pope's decision to fly them back ...
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Judson to show documentary 'One Day After Peace' April 20Apr 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Judson University will screen the 2012 documentary film, "One Day After Peace," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Thulin Performance Hall in the Thompson Center, 115...
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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...