Religion
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Streamwood school rebounds to win Blue Ribbon awardOct 04, 2014 1:00 am - The principal and teachers at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Streamwood dyed their hair blue Friday in celebration of winning a Blue Ribbon for Academic Exce...
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Ebola casts pall over Eid holiday in West AfricaOct 03, 2014 11:00 pm - CONAKRY, Guinea - The Ebola outbreak which has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa is casting a pall over the region's celebrations of Eid, one of Islam's most ...
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Things to Know about the Vatican's family synodOct 03, 2014 11:00 pm - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday opens a two-week meeting of bishops and cardinals from around the world aimed at making the church's teaching on family life - marr...
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Celebrations held around the world as major Muslim, Jewish holidays coincideOct 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Major holidays for both Muslims and Jews are both being marked this Saturday across the Middle East, the first time this has happened since 1981. The Muslim holiday of E...
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Cardinal George to help parish celebrate 150 yearsOct 03, 2014 5:30 am - In what could be one of his last suburban public appearances, Cardinal Francis George will help St. Mary of the Annunciation Church near Mundelein celebrate its sesquice...
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Divorce dominates debate ahead of Vatican meetingOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - From his stylish living room overlooking St. Peter's Square, Cardinal Walter Kasper doesn't come off as a figure at the center of one of the greatest stor...
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Judson to host variety of faith leaders for unity weekOct 02, 2014 5:30 am - Judson University in Elgin will host leaders representing Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox Christian faiths during Church Unity Week. The faith leaders will speak at ea...
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Failures can lead you to find your true talentOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - "So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that this pleasure is from the hand of God." - Eccl...
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St. Raymond in Mt. Prospect hosts 7th "Volley for the Cure"Oct 01, 2014 1:01 am - To support National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls' volleyball teams from St. Raymond School in Mount Prospect will host St. J...
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Jews observe High Holy Days in Catholic churchSep 30, 2014 5:30 am - The trickiest part about hosting Beth Tikvah's Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in the sanctuary of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness is finding a discreet and se...