Religion
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Accuser of sex abuse at Aurora church drops anonymityNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Members of two groups critical of the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse by priests are calling for parishioners to withhold financial donations to an Aurora chu...
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Church play recalls Rolling Meadows' first ChristmasNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - As Community Church of Rolling Meadows and the city Rolling Meadows itself near the end of the celebration of each of their 60th anniversaries, the church has decided to...
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Pope brings peace message to Central African Republic
Nov 29, 2015 6:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Flanked by Vatican bodyguards in flak jackets and machine-gun-toting U.N. peacekeepers, Pope Francis plunged Sunday into conflict...
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The Latest: Pope welcomed to Central African Republic
Nov 29, 2015 6:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - The latest on Pope Francis' first trip to Africa. (All times local.) ___ 6:15 p.m. Pope Francis has issued an appeal from the alt...
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Pope to visit Central African Republic's divided capital
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Georgette Dossio mourns a son whose body she can never bury. Sitting on the dirt under a tent of scrap wood and tarp, she is comf...
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Pope heads to Central African Republic with peace message
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Pope Francis travels Sunday to Central African Republic, making the final stop of his first trip to Africa in a country where violence between Chr...
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Pope flying into African hotspotNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic - Pope Francis is scheduled to visit this war-torn capital today, the first time in recent memory a pope has flown into an armed conflic...
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In Uganda, pope honors Christian martyrs, meets youth
Nov 27, 2015 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Pope Francis is paying his respects to 19th century Ugandan Christians who were burnt alive rather than renounce their faith, the latest group of ...
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The Latest: Pope Francis cites martyrs' example in Uganda
Nov 27, 2015 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The latest on Pope Francis' first trip to Africa. (All times local.) __ 9 p.m. Pope Francis arrived to chants of "Viva Papa" at a ceremony in the ...
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Pope presses case for adequate, dignified housing in Nairobi
Nov 26, 2015 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Pope Francis is visiting a slum on Nairobi's northwestern edge to press his call for adequate and dignified housing for society's most marginal, es...