Religion
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Humanitarian from St. Charles battles poverty, sex trafficking in NepalOct 18, 2015 7:30 am - As fever gripped Katie Hilborn, she struggled with consciousness. She'd lost 10 pounds from the E. coli infection. Her ribs jutted from her torso. And now her skin was b...
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Willow Creek celebrates 40th anniversary with packed house at United CenterOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - In a building more accustomed to hearing the cheers of raucous Chicago Blackhawks and Bulls fans, more than 20,000 worshippers gathered Sunday night to pray, sing and ce...
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Israel: Assailant opens fire on bus station, soldier killedOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - An Arab attacker armed with a gun and a knife opened fire in a southern Israel bus station on Sunday, police said, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 10...
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Pope canonizes first married couple in modern times
Oct 17, 2015 11:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis canonized the Catholic Church's first married couple in modern times on Sunday, declaring the parents of the beloved St. Therese of Lisi...
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Pope calls for church that is far more decentralized
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Spain cardinal injured in crash day before Mass with pope
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Being a Jew in Iran means separating faith from region's tusslesOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Jews congregated at Tehran's Levian Synagogue recited prayers into the early hours, the men wearing skullcaps and the women flower-patterned head scarves. In a corne...
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Remains of youngest Catholic saint displayed in ChicagoOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - As the bones of an 11-year-old Italian farm girl traveled over the Chicago Skyway and into Illinois early Monday, police cruisers - from both the Illinois State Police a...
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Colonial church emerges from falling Mexican reservoirOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - MEXICO CITY - Leonel Mendoza fishes every day in a reservoir surrounded by forest and mountains in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. But in recent days, he also has ...
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US bishop warns of 'anxiety' at pope's family summit