Religion
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Catholic Charities leader: Pope's message prompts more volunteerismSep 23, 2015 5:35 am - He has washed the feet of prisoners, hugged the homeless and is building them a shelter on the edge of Vatican City, and honored the elderly. Pope Francis' message of ho...
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Suburbanites express excitement, skepticism over pope's first U.S. visitSep 23, 2015 5:30 am - Pope Francis fervor is reaching a fever pitch for suburban Catholics as the pontiff set foot on American soil for the first time Tuesday. Pope Francis-themed T-shirts re...
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Images: Pope Francis in Washington, D.C.Sep 23, 2015 1:00 am - Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call Wednesday for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that "can no longer be left to ...
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Let your emotions out and then move onSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - "You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into your bottle - are they not in Your book?" - Psalm 56:8 (AMP) Tears streamed down my cheeks as I placed my face ...
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Basketball tournament supports the hungrySep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Lombard invites teams to enter its fourth annual Hoops for Hunger 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and Silent Auction to raise money...
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Love Elgin Day aims to help the needySep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Love Elgin Day, a biannual event offering free amenities to low-income families, returns to the community from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, thanks to the combine...
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Constable: Food pantry work earns pope trip for 'local Mother Teresa'Sep 22, 2015 5:30 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com When Pope John Paul II performed an open-air Mass in 1979 in Chicago's Grant Park, LaVerne Horgan didn't go. "I couldn't. I ...
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Group from Mundelein Seminary headed to see Pope FrancisSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - A dozen people associated with the University of St. Mary of the Lake and its Mundelein Seminary are among the Catholics traveling to see Pope Francis on the pontiff's f...
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Images: Pope Francis in Cuba
Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday called on Cubans to rediscover their Catholic heritage and live a "revolution of tenderness," powerful words in a country w...
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Suburban Catholics head east to see Pope Francis: 'God is present with him'Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - The first time Faustina Ferko saw the pope, it changed her life. A college student visiting Rome, she and her friends skipped out on their tour group and found their way...