Religion
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Pope turns bishops' attention to family crises in Mideast
Oct 09, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis directed the attention of the world's bishops to real-world crises Friday by denouncing the escalation of conflicts in Syria and Iraq an...
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Priest who led Mundelein retreat, served in Des Plaines, Schaumburg, dead at 79Oct 09, 2015 1:00 am - A Catholic priest who once headed a Mundelein retreat house and served at churches in the Northwest suburbs has died. The Rev. Robert E. Ferrigan died Thursday at Presen...
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Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz
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Join discussion on affordable housing issuesOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - The Fox River Valley Initiative will host a Fall Assembly at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Congregational Church of Batavia, 21 S. Batavia Ave. This meeting will focus on...
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Look for God's love all around youOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - "What a man desires is unfailing love." - Proverbs 19:22 (NIV) When my friend had her mastectomy, many of the normal concerns crossed her mind. She wondered how her bod...
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Correction: Religion-Briefs story
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Vatican: Pope Francis to visit Mexico next year, no date yet
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Pope urges prejudices be put aside at start of family synod
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Crystal Lake foundation has big plans for Elgin's Masonic TempleOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - A Christian organization is fixing up the former Masonic Temple in Elgin - which at one time held the city's largest auditorium - and hopes to reopen it in about a year....
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A glare, a handshake, a pope: Busy UN summit makes history