Religion
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Pope blesses huge crowd in St. Peter’s SquareFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - VATICAN CITY — His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as po...
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Iran confiscates Buddha statues from shopsFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Buddha statues have joined Barbie dolls and characters from “The Simpsons” TV cartoon as banned items in the conservative Muslim nation. Authorities are c...
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Could the next pope come from the United States?Feb 16, 2013 5:39 pm - NEW YORK — Conventional wisdom holds that no one from the United States could be elected pope, that the superpower has more than enough worldly influence without an Amer...
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Vatican raises possibility of early conclaveFeb 16, 2013 4:38 pm - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican raised the possibility Saturday that the conclave to elect the next pope might start sooner than March 15, the earliest date possible under cu...
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Records show inner workings of Legion of ChristFeb 15, 2013 3:20 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Documents detailing the dubious fundraising practices of a disgraced Roman Catholic religious order called the Legion of Christ were released to the p...
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Hospice chaplain from Bartlett sees his work as a blessingFeb 15, 2013 1:23 pm - Chaplain Branislav Dedic, a Bartlett resident, was an ordained pastor for 27 years before joining Adventist St. Thomas Hospice in Hinsdale. It is work he says he feels b...
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Parishes burn palms in preparation for Ash WednesdayFeb 13, 2013 9:42 am - St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine was among dozens of suburban parishes to burn palms Tuesday in preparation for Ash Wednesday. Students at the adjacent Catholic schoo...
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Suburban Christians mark Ash Wednesday in churches and train stationsFeb 13, 2013 9:30 am - Clergy from churches across the suburbs helped commuters mark the beginning of Lent on Wednesday by taking the imposition of ashes outside church walls and onto Metra pl...
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Images: Ash Wednesday in the suburbsFeb 13, 2013 8:53 am - ...
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Tears, applause for pope at last public MassFeb 13, 2013 7:22 am - VATICAN CITY — With a humble “Grazie” as bishops doffed their mitres and applause echoed through St. Peter’s Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long farewell ...