Religion
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A look at biggest gatherings as pope celebrates Manila MassJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Philippine officials estimated that as many as 6 million people might attend the Mass that Pope Francis celebrated Sunday in Manila's Rizal Park. That would be a record ...
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Faithful flock to grave of new Greek Orthodox saintJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUROTI, Greece (AP) - Thousands of faithful have made the pilgrimage to the monastery of St. John the Evangelist in a small town in northern Greece to visit the grave o...
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POPE WATCH: Pope Francis heads homeJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Pope Francis headed home Monday from the Philippines after a weeklong trip that also took him to Sri Lanka. Here are some glimpses of his last two days: ___ FLYING HOME ...
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Pope leaves Manila after drawing record crowd of 6 millionJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Pope Francis flew out of this Catholic bastion in Asia on Monday after a weeklong trip that included a visit to Sri Lanka and drew what Filipi...
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Palatine anti-abortion march marks Roe v. Wade anniversaryJan 17, 2015 12:01 am - NorthWest Families for Life's third annual March for Life from St. Theresa Parish in Palatine Saturday was among several Archdiocese of Chicago events protesting the 42n...
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2015 Humanitarian Award given to Elgin councilman who diedJan 17, 2015 12:01 am - Longtime Elgin City Council member Robert Gilliam was given the 2015 Humanitarian Award posthumously at Saturday's Elgin prayer breakfast at Elgin Community College. Gil...
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POPE WATCH: Listen to women, Francis saysJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - Pope Francis is in the Philippines on Sunday, the final full day of a weeklong trip that also took him to Sri Lanka. Here are some glimpses of his visit as it unfolds: _...
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Storm cuts short pope's trip to typhoon-hit Philippine cityJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) - Pope Francis traveled to the far eastern Philippines to comfort survivors of devastating Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, then cut his own trip short...
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AP PHOTOS: Post-typhoon, can the pope repair broken ties?Jan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) - After Pope Francis' visit to the central Philippine city of Tacloban on Saturday, a group of Filipinos took shelter from the rain under a ta...
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Philippine crowd building for papal MassJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos filled Manila's main park for Pope Francis' final Mass on Sunday, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff...