Religion
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Pope’s Christmas wish: hope for a better worldDec 25, 2013 5:45 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered Christmas wishes Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked chil...
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Worshippers rejoice in Jesus’ Bethlehem birthplaceDec 25, 2013 5:45 am - BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Pilgrims are celebrating Christmas Day in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born. Worshippers filled the fourth-century...
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Church signs roll the dice getting hip with quipsDec 24, 2013 7:00 pm - ST. LOUIS — Pastor Mike Butzberger insists he only had holiday spirit in mind when his Florida church’s marquee read: “Christmas — Easier to spell than Hanukkah.” But af...
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The race of Jesus: Unknown, yet powerfulDec 24, 2013 11:10 am - For two thousand years, he has been worshipped and adored. Multitudes look to him each day. And yet nobody really knows the face of Jesus. That has not stopped humanity’...
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Bloomingdale church receives Bethlehem Peace LightDec 23, 2013 4:30 am - The Bethlehem Peace Light was delivered to a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Bloomingdale on Sunday, giving members of the congregation a chance to add a symbol of hope and...
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Testing Jan. 11 for Catholic high school placementDec 22, 2013 9:52 am - Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Chicago will administer annual placement tests for eighth grade students at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. Most of the 37 Cath...
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Nativity scene, anti-religion sign coexist in Arlington Heights parkDec 21, 2013 7:00 am - A year after controversy in Arlington Heights about whether to allow a Nativity scene on public property, both the Nativity and a sign with views against religion are co...
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Willow Creek set for “inspiring” Christmas servicesDec 20, 2013 12:30 pm - More than 75,000 worshippers are expected to attend services featuring a retelling of the Christmas story beginning Saturday at Willow Creek Community Church in South Ba...
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Lombard students, senior citizens make blankets for hospice patientsDec 20, 2013 11:24 am - Students from Trinity Lutheran School in Lombard recently had a chance to work with senior citizens to make blankets for hospice residents at Lexington Health Center. Th...
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Keeping Swedish Christmas traditions aliveDec 20, 2013 10:30 am - Some Christmas traditions stink. One tradition of my childhood was smellier than three-day-old fish. In fact, it was three-day-old fish. My grandmother was Swedish, and ...