Religion
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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
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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
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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
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Pope to migrants at the Vatican: Hang on to hope, joy