Religion
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Schaumburg funeral home seeks on-site cremationsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - The increasing popularity of cremation as a funeral option is changing the generations-old business model for suburban funeral homes, some of which are preparing for cha...
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UN panel slams Vatican on priest sex abuse scandalMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - A United Nations committee says the Vatican has effective worldwide control over bishops and priests who must comply with a U.N. anti-torture treaty, a finding ...
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Pope's Mideast trip will test diplomatic skillsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis insists his weekend pilgrimage to the Middle East is a "strictly religious" commemoration of a key turning point in Catholic-Orthodox relatio...
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Austrian couple excommunicated for saying MassMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says an Austrian woman who defied church teaching by celebrating Mass has been excommunicated. Vatican Radio said Thursday that Martha Heizer...
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Cardinal George's successor to be chosen in fallMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago says a successor to ailing Cardinal Francis George should be chosen this fall. The archdiocese put out a statement Thursday. It says that Arch...
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Giving birth to our hopes and dreams takes timeMay 20, 2014 11:00 pm - The daughter of a friend of mine just gave birth to a baby boy. As the due date came and went, the family was on edge. After all, they expected his arrival to come in t...
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Loretto preschool closes, Wheaton property may be soldMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - 'We're very grateful for what we've had'
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Synagogues welcome Jerusalem Post correspondentMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - Herb Keinon, the Jerusalem Post's diplomatic correspondent, will discuss "Between a Rocket and a Hard Place: A non-sensational look at Israel's current state of affairs ...
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Buffalo Grove student 1st in nation in math contestMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Benji Prins, an 8-year-old student at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, finished first in the nation among third-graders in the Math Kangaroo mathematics competition. B...
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Eight men ordained as deacons by Chicago ArchdioceseMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Eight men, six from the North suburbs, have been ordained as deacons by Cardinal Francis George. They had to complete a four-year program through the Institute for Diaco...