Religion
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5 abuse lawsuits filed against Joliet dioceseMay 15, 2013 4:00 pm - Five new lawsuits have been filed against the Diocese of Joliet alleging sexual abuse by priests and a teacher. A Chicago law firm filed the lawsuits Tuesday in Will Cou...
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SNAP wants ex-priest fired from Des Plaines facilityMay 15, 2013 12:15 am - A victims' advocacy group is calling for an ex-priest accused of sexual misconduct to be removed from his job at Des Plaines health facility where he counsels people str...
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All Saints in Palatine to hold free community dinnerMay 14, 2013 11:28 am - All Saints Lutheran Church in Palatine will hold a community spaghetti dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the church, 630 S. Quentin Road. The dinner is free and...
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Cardinal George to ordain 14 men as deaconsMay 14, 2013 8:01 am - Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, will ordain 14 men as permanent deacons at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior stre...
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Black churches at center of gay marriage debateMay 13, 2013 6:52 pm - When a proposal to legalize gay marriage started gaining momentum in the home state of President Barack Obama, it seemed a quick and easy deal: The pastor of his former ...
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Man finishes writing out entire Bible by handMay 11, 2013 9:40 pm - SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — At last, it is written. Four years after he began his project to write out every word of the Bible, Phillip Patterson penned the very last lines Satu...
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Sikh temple to hold Interfaith celebration in PalatineMay 09, 2013 10:33 am - An organization created to cultivate harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities will hold an interfaith celebration Saturday in Palatine. The Council ...
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Learn how to bloom where you’re plantedMay 08, 2013 1:10 pm - “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you (I have planted you), that you might go and bear fruit ...” — John 15:16 AMP I noticed a large pa...
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Beth Judea’s youth group honored with prestigious awardMay 08, 2013 12:50 pm - In April, the Kinnus Spring Convention for USY (United Synagogue Youth) was held in Northbrook. Kinnus is the CHUSY (Chicago United Synagogue Youth) Region’s Annual Spri...
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Wary of the Hayes-Orchard connectionMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - On April 15th, neighbors of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church attended our third consecutive board meeting to protest the planned destruction of the 1300 block of Nort...