Religion
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Arlington Heights approves St. Edna expansion plansDec 03, 2013 4:30 am - St. Edna Catholic Church in Arlington Heights plans to build a new parish center on its campus for athletics, concerts and other large events. The Arlington Heights vill...
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Ex-Holy Family pastor remembered as inspirational leaderDec 02, 2013 5:12 pm - The Rev. Patrick Brennan led Holy Family Parish in Inverness for 15 years, growing the congregation by more than 1,000 families and leading a building campaign that trip...
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Dozens gather to remember 1958 parish school fireDec 02, 2013 4:41 pm - About 150 people attended a special Mass in Chicago to mark the 55th anniversary of a school fire that killed 95 people. Survivors and relatives of people who died in th...
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Mormon bishop dresses as homeless man to teach lessonNov 28, 2013 5:56 pm - TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — Members of a Mormon congregation in a Salt Lake City suburb encountered someone they thought was a homeless man at church on Sunday. What they did n...
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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sickNov 28, 2013 3:25 pm - VATICAN CITY — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them literally on the str...
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Airport chaplains let fliers connect with heavensNov 28, 2013 5:00 am - ATLANTA — The Rev. Frank Colladay Jr. stood at the end of the gate waiting. On the arriving plane was a passenger whose husband had just died of a heart attack on anothe...
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Family event opens Hanukkah in Buffalo GroveNov 27, 2013 2:08 pm - Buffalo Grove’s annual celebration of Hanukkah, known as Chanukah Family Funland, got underway Wednesday in the village’s Town Center. The event, organized by the Suburb...
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Damaged church still a beacon for the communityNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — Churchgoers file in on this Sunday morning like any other, greeting their neighbors and chatting about the events of the past week. But instead of a c...
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Some in Lake County start Hanukkah earlyNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - This year, for the first time since the 19th century, the first day of Hanukkah converges with Thanksgiving. The Jewish Festival of Lights, an eight-day commemoration o...
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Volunteering brings joy to our hearts, as well as othersNov 26, 2013 12:13 pm - “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, “Here I am. Send me!” — Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) My desire to volunteer st...