Religion
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Pope warns of 'absentee fathers' in new chapter on familyJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is urging fathers to be more involved in the lives of their children, warning that many problems adolescents run into can be traced to "...
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Religion news in briefJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Mormon leaders call for measures protecting gay rights SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mormon church leaders are calling for a "balanced approach" in the clash between gay rights ...
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Moylan visits schools for Catholic Schools WeekJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - In recognition of National Catholic Schools Week, state Rep. Marty Moylan, a Democrat from Des Plaines, visited two area Catholic schools on Monday, Jan. 26. Moylan visi...
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Mormon leaders call for 'balanced approach' on gay rightsJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mormon church leaders are making a national appeal for a "balanced approach" in the clash between gay rights and religious freedom. The church is p...
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2 ask pope to investigate their diocese sex abuse complaintsJan 26, 2015 10:00 pm - AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - A woman who says she was groped by a teacher when she was a Catholic school cheerleader and a man who says a priest abused him beginning when he was...
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Church of England consecrates first female bishopJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The male monopoly in the leadership of the Church of England ended Monday, as the 500-year-old institution consecrated its first female bishop. The Rev. Li...
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Round Lake chaplain lauded for ministering to policeJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - After about 35 years as chaplain to police departments, the Rev. Lisle Kauffman has gotten to know a typical officer's mindset. Kauffman, the retired pastor of Calvary P...
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Deily.org founders see their site as a kind of Wikipedia for faithJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - Shawn Bose and Justin Halloran studied religion as college undergrads, but it was their experience helping create 21st-century digital retailers such as eBay and UShip t...
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After dove debacle, Vatican makes balloons new peace symbolJan 24, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter's Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and ...
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Pope: Christian unity means no competing for faithfulJan 24, 2015 10:00 pm - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has laid out his formula for fostering Christian unity: resist competing for souls and make concrete gestures of acceptance and dialogue. Franci...