Religion
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Gurnee church hosts Breakfast with Baby JesusDec 13, 2014 12:01 am - Instead of Breakfast with Santa, families celebrated Christmas with a Breakfast with Baby Jesus Saturday at Immanuel Church in Gurnee. Mothers of Preschoolers sponsored ...
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Farm animals popular part of living nativity in PalatineDec 13, 2014 12:01 am - Bethel Lutheran Church in Palatine staged a living nativity on Saturday, complete with animals and with congregants playing the roles of the Holy Family. "This is our 15...
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Guadalupe celebration draws Cupich, 140,000 to Des PlainesDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich urged the crowd of thousands huddled outside after midnight in Des Plaines to cheer. "¡Yo soy guadalupano!" "¡Viva México!" they shouted ...
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Mt. Prospect church choir performs in a Christmas treeDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Community Presbyterian Church in Mount Prospect offered an unusual twist Friday night to the traditional church choir singing Christmas music. Each Christmas, the congre...
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Public menorah lightings around the globeDec 11, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Public Hanukkah celebrations are being planned around the U.S. and abroad, from a parade of menorah-topped cars in Philadelphia to a menorah lighting and conc...
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Joliet Diocese urges Catholics to reach out beyond church in ministry campaignDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The Diocese of Joliet, led by Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, has released a Framework for Pastoral Action that focuses on the initiatives of discipleship, evangelization and c...
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Catholics flock to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrineDec 11, 2014 12:00 am - Araceli Gonzalez beamed while watching her two young children dressed like the humble peasant who would become a saint. Her son and daughter, 5 and 3, both wore simple ...
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Cardinal George receives Chicago's highest honorDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Cardinal Francis George has received Chicago's highest honor, the Medal of Merit. The Chicago City Council and Mayor Rahm Emanuel awarded the medal Wednesday to George, ...
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Christmas Sharing donates items to 900 Wheaton Warrenville familiesDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Hundreds of families in need living within the boundaries of Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 will go home with food, clothes, toys and gift certificates this weeke...
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Road closings, remote parking for Guadalupe celebrationDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - With as many as 100,000 people expected in Des Plaines Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12, for the overnight celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe — many coming on foo...