Religion
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How Christmassy are holiday symbols?Nov 26, 2015 4:15 am - Of all the things to set off this year's supposed War on Christmas kerfuffle: Starbucks stripped its seasonal cups of ... snowflakes. For one media-savvy evangelist, thi...
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Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace
Nov 25, 2015 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Brushing aside security concerns, Pope Francis arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on his first-ever trip to Africa and urged Kenyans to work for peace a...
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Pastor emeritus at St. Bede in Ingleside dies at 87Nov 25, 2015 12:00 am - The Rev. Robert J. Fitzpatrick, pastor emeritus at St. Bede Parish in Ingleside, died Tuesday at The Village at Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst. He was 87 years old. "Fr. F...
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Vatican court rejects journalist's bid to drop leaks charges
Nov 24, 2015 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A Vatican tribunal on Tuesday rejected a journalist's request to dismiss charges against him for publishing confidential documents as a trial opened ...
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In Africa, Pope Francis to find a church growing in numbers
Nov 23, 2015 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Pope Paul VI became the first modern pope to visit Africa in 1969 and declared the continent a "new homeland" for Jesus Christ. During the quarter ce...
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In Kenyan town, Christians worship under police guard
Nov 23, 2015 6:00 am - GARISSA, Kenya (AP) - As song and prayer drifted from the open, ivy-lined doorways of a Catholic church in Garissa, several security officials, including Muslims, stood ...
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Vatican puts 2 journalists on trial for reporting on leaks
Nov 23, 2015 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Two Italian journalists who wrote books detailing Vatican mismanagement go on trial Tuesday in a Vatican courtroom along with three people accused of...
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Ugandan gays hope the pope will speak out on their behalf
Nov 22, 2015 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Gay activists are hoping Pope Francis will preach tolerance toward homosexuals, and even go so far as to condemn violent attacks against gays duri...
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Family ties grow stronger around the dinner tableNov 20, 2015 7:00 am - "Celebrate with your family." - Deuteronomy 26:11 (LB) Each year as we flip the calendar page to November, memories of our favorite Thanksgiving dinners start to resur...
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Rolling Meadows mosque move to larger location could face zoning roadblockNov 20, 2015 4:30 am - After nearly 30 years in Rolling Meadows, the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs is looking to move to a larger building around the corner, but the zoning regulati...