Religion
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Pope: Women should play expanded role in ChurchJan 25, 2014 3:17 pm - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday lauded women for their sensitivity toward the society’s weak and “gifts” like intuition, insisting they take on greater responsib...
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Catholic Schools Week starts SundayJan 24, 2014 4:06 pm - Most Catholic elementary schools in Cook and Lake counties will host open houses on Sunday, Jan. 26, for prospective families exploring admissions for next fall as part ...
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British Museum: Prototype for Noah’s Ark was roundJan 24, 2014 1:57 pm - LONDON — It was a vast boat that saved two of each animal and a handful of humans from a catastrophic flood. But forget all those images of a long vessel with a pointy ...
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Catholic schools holding open houses SundayJan 24, 2014 12:24 pm - Most Catholic elementary schools in Cook and Lake counties will host open houses on Sunday, Jan. 26, for prospective families exploring admissions for next fall as part ...
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St. Viator names two Distinguished AlumniJan 24, 2014 8:00 am - St. Viator High School will introduce two graduates as its latest Distinguished Alumni at a Mass 5 p.m. Sunday to mark the start of Catholic Schools Week in the Chicago ...
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Longtime Libertyville priest beloved by allJan 23, 2014 8:54 pm - At his last Mass before leaving St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville for a nursing facility, the Rev. Victor Ivers left worshippers with this challenge: “Who will fill my s...
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New lawsuit filed in priest molestation caseJan 23, 2014 3:41 pm - A new lawsuit filed Thursday alleging sexual abuse of children in the 1960s and `70s focuses on a now-defrocked priest referred to at length in documents released this w...
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Judson events explore human trafficking, modern slavery and social justiceJan 22, 2014 2:41 pm - Submitted by Judson University Judson University will host a screening of the documentary film “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, in the Marjor...
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Abuse claims against ex-Round Lake pastor stretched over decadesJan 21, 2014 3:51 pm - It was in 1970 that Archdiocese of Chicago officials first learned that a pair of teenage girls had accused the Rev. Raymond Skriba of touching them inappropriately in t...
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Des Plaines lowers bill for Guadalupe event to $7,000Jan 21, 2014 3:39 pm - Des Plaines police department officials have agreed to lower their bill from $30,000 to $7,000 for providing traffic control last December during the Our Lady of Guadalu...