Religion
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Christians mark Jesus’ crucifixion on Good FridayMar 29, 2013 8:43 am - JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the...
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Cardinal George praises new popeMar 25, 2013 4:19 pm - Cardinal Francis George has offered words of praise for Pope Francis upon returning from the conclave in Rome that elected new Catholic leader. After celebrating his fi...
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Villa Park church uses maze to tell Easter storyMar 25, 2013 11:00 am - Think kids and Easter and a variety of traditions come to mind — egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, baked hams at family dinners — but probably not mazes. That's part of the ...
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New bells are rung at Notre Dame cathedralMar 23, 2013 2:15 pm - PARIS — Thousands have gathered outside Notre Dame Cathedral to hear the inaugural ringing of nine gargantuan new bells at the Paris landmark. The bells, the largest of ...
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Pope Francis tells Benedict: ‘We’re brothers’Mar 23, 2013 1:13 pm - CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigni...
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In Twitter era, new pope not a social media mavenMar 23, 2013 8:53 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Francis has 1.2 billion followers in the Roman Catholic Church, but he’s not following a single one of them on Facebook or Twitter. In a ...
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Suburbs say farewell to Rob KomosaMar 23, 2013 3:00 am - On a bright spring day, in a light-filled church on a quiet Mount Prospect street, family and friends gathered to bid farewell to Rob Komosa, a man who served as an insp...
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Improv presents ‘The Gathering’:Mar 21, 2013 5:06 pm - The Improv Playhouse in Libertyville is producing “The Gathering”, a contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper. “The Gathering” takes place during a Se...
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Lake Zurich High School choir to perform in the Vatican, across ItalyMar 20, 2013 5:30 pm - Just a week after a new pope was named to lead the Roman Catholic Church, the Lake Zurich High School choir is headed to Italy and a performance in Vatican City. The stu...
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St. Irene leader wins Principal of Year awardMar 19, 2013 5:20 pm - With her prayer book in her purse, St. Irene Catholic School Principal Maureen White thought she was headed to church Tuesday to join students for the Stations of the Cr...