Religion
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Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage banFeb 28, 2013 5:36 pm - WASHINGTON — In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California’s same-sex marriage ban and turn a ...
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Cardinal George to speak at Palatine organization’s fundraiserFeb 28, 2013 10:35 am - Cardinal Francis George will be the guest speaker when St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly hosts its Amazing Grace Gala from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Stonegate Con...
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Pope legacy: Teacher who returned to church rootsFeb 28, 2013 5:37 am - VATICAN CITY — On Monday, April 4, 2005, a priest walked up to the Renaissance palazzo housing the Vatican’s doctrine department and asked the doorman to call the offici...
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Now a ‘simple pilgrim,’ Benedict resigns papacyFeb 28, 2013 5:36 am - CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — As bells tolled and the clock struck 8, the brass-studded wooden doors swung shut Thursday at this palace in the Italian hills, marking an end t...
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Ohio court spars with lawyers in school Bible caseFeb 27, 2013 3:37 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a heated hour of arguments, Ohio Supreme Court justices sparred with lawyers Wednesday over the extent to which a now-fired public school science tea...
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Chicago archdiocese to eliminate 75 jobsFeb 27, 2013 2:27 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago says it’s cutting 75 jobs and closing or consolidating five schools. Cardinal Francis George made the announcement Wednesday in a letter on th...
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Immanuel Lutheran Church presents Cotton Patch Gospel March 3Feb 27, 2013 12:45 pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church Presents Cotton Patch Gospel on March 3 Submitted by Immanuel Lutheran Church Imagine the story of Jesus told from the perspective of the mid-20...
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Images: Pope Benedict XVI’s final public appearanceFeb 27, 2013 9:05 am - ...
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Pope recalls ‘joy’ of papacy, and difficultiesFeb 27, 2013 6:14 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional send off Wednesday from a massive crowd at his final general audience in St. Peter’s Square, recalling moments of...
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Oakton lecture spotlights African Jews during Black History MonthFeb 26, 2013 3:16 pm - What it means to be an African Jew is the topic of a free event 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at Oakton Community College’s Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. (Room P103)...