Religion
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1867 bell will ring in new era for Mundelein-area churchAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - It has been a long time since the original bell cast for St. Mary of the Annunciation has been used to call parishioners to the country church on Erhart Road near Mundel...
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Legacy of Jewish ballplayers outshines Braun's suspensionAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - Just as a team still can win a baseball game when its best fielder drops a popup, people at Wednesday's "A Night of Jewish Baseball" fundraiser at Congregation Beth Jude...
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St. James welcomes new pastor home from AfghanistanAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - Recently back from his fourth deployment to Afghanistan as an Army chaplain, the Rev. Matt Foley received a warm welcome Thursday at St. James Catholic Church in Arlingt...
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Largest Lutheran group elects 1st female leaderAug 14, 2013 10:34 pm - PITTSBURGH (AP) — The nation’s largest Lutheran group elected its first woman as presiding bishop on Wednesday. The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton was chosen as head of the liber...
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It pleases God when we worship while we workAug 14, 2013 12:04 pm - “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as reward. It i...
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Soccer-loving pope meets world-class starsAug 13, 2013 9:14 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he led a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argen...
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Missouri diocese identifies priest at accident sceneAug 12, 2013 9:27 pm - CENTER, Mo. — A priest who seemed to appear from nowhere to pray at a northeast Missouri accident scene earlier this month came across the crash while driving between mo...
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Peoria diocese pays $1.35 million to settle abuse caseAug 12, 2013 9:24 pm - NEWARK, N.J. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria will pay $1.35 million to settle a case of sexual abuse that took place when Newark Archbishop John J. Myers was in c...
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Former pastor in Palatine, Wauconda diesAug 12, 2013 9:00 pm - The Rev. Thomas Michael Enright, former pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Palatine and Transfiguration Parish in Wauconda, has died. Enright, 75, most recently served as a...
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Religious family abandons U.S., gets lost at seaAug 10, 2013 5:22 pm - PHOENIX — A northern Arizona family that was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion ...