Religion
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Pope to Mexican youth: Jesus doesn't want you to be hit men
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - MORELIA, Mexico (AP) - Pope Francis urged Mexico's young people to resist the lure of easy money from dealing drugs and instead value themselves during a visit Tuesday t...
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John Paul's letters to a woman show 'courageous' friendship
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Hundreds of letters that the Polish Cardinal who later became Pope John Paul II wrote to a woman philosopher document a "difficult" and "courageous...
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St. Thomas More offers 'Divorce and the Year of Mercy'Feb 15, 2016 10:00 pm - St. Thomas More Catholic Church will offer "Divorce and the Year of Mercy - Where Do I Stand?" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at the church, 215 Thomas More Drive in Elgin....
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St. Mary's altar servers honored for service to parishFeb 15, 2016 10:00 pm - On Friday, Feb. 5, the St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council treated more than 30 altar servers to a movie and pizza party at the parish ministry center. Fat...
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Pope's sex abuse commission says bishops must report abuse
Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Pope Francis' top adviser on clerical sex abuse says bishops have a "moral and ethical responsibility" to report all cases of suspected rape, molestat...
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Pope denounces exploitation of Mexico's indigenous people
Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) - Pope Francis denounced the centuries-old exploitation and exclusion of Mexico's indigenous people Monday and prayed before the ...
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The Latest: Pope back in Mexico City after visit in Chiapas
Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) - The latest on Pope Francis' visit to Mexico (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Pope Francis is back in Mexico City after a day-long t...
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Pope condemns drug trade's 'dealers of death' in Mexico
Feb 14, 2016 6:00 am - ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) - Pope Francis condemned the drug trade's "dealers of death" and urged Mexicans to shun the devil's lust for money as he led a huge open-air Mass f...
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The Latest: Pope's helicopter overflew Teotihuacan pyramids
Feb 14, 2016 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The latest on Pope Francis' visit to Mexico (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Pope Francis got a brief glimpse of pre-Hispanic culture Sunday, the day befo...
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Deal delays eviction threat for San Francisco nuns
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nuns who faced possible eviction from San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin district because of a rent increase have won a reprieve. Lawyers for the nun...