Religion
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Lombard church marks Good Friday with 'emotionally charged' serviceMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Christians across DuPage County recalled the final hours of Christ's life during solemn services on Good Friday. In Lombard, about a dozen parishioners gathered for the ...
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Images: Good Friday in the suburbs of ChicagoMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - See images of Good Friday observances in the suburbs of Chicago. Worship services in Mundelein, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Elgin, Lombard, and Hanover Park are feature...
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Tree of Life welcomes spring with the 'Church of Vivaldi' April 3Mar 24, 2016 11:00 pm - On Sunday, April 3, the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry will present the "Church of Vivaldi" at its regular 10:45 a.m....
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Pope washes feet of Muslim migrants, says 'We are
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - CASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy (AP) - Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees Thursday and declared them all children of the same Go...
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Vatican seeks to calm concern about retired pope's health
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is seeking to temper concern about Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI's health after his longtime secretary said he was "like a candle that slowl...
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St. Martin's to host charitable Easter egg huntMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - On Saturday, March 26, at 1 p.m., St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Des Plaines will host an Easter egg hunt and Easter basket blessing. All children are invited to hun...
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Brussels airport attack is 2nd major bombing for Utah teen
Mar 23, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah teenager who was injured in the Belgium airport attack survived a similar horror three years ago at the Boston Marathon. Mason Wells, a 19-y...
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Brussels airport attack is 2nd major bombing for Utah teen
Mar 23, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary - and repeated - situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about. Mason Wells, a 19-year-old fro...
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Experience free Magnificat Day of Renewal in WoodstockMar 22, 2016 11:00 pm - A Magnificat Day of Renewal will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Resurrection Parish, 2918 S. Country Club Road, Woodstock. Join in welcoming Fr. Ste...
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First impressions can be deceivingMar 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Good Friday, at first blush, appears misnamed. What could possibly be good about a day that recalls the public execution of a peace-loving prophet falsely charged and w...