Religion
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New Oakton Jewish studies program recalls KindertransportOct 07, 2012 11:02 am - For nearly a year before World War II began, the Kindertransport (children’s transport) saved nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from the growing Nazi threat. ...
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France boosts security at religious sitesOct 07, 2012 10:45 am - PARIS — France is boosting security at Jewish and other religious sites after blanks were fired at a synagogue west of Paris amid renewed concerns about anti-Semitism ar...
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Mormon church lowers age limit for missionariesOct 06, 2012 4:01 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson says that the faith will lower its minimum age requirement for missionaries from 19 to 18 for men and from 21 t...
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Lots going on at the West Dundee VFWOct 05, 2012 5:00 am - It's getting to be quite busy at the West Dundee VFW. The Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298, invites you to stuff your face at its fish fry from 5 to...
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Thousands pray together at ‘America for Jesus’ rallySep 29, 2012 8:57 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of conservative Christians gathered Saturday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to pray for the future of the United States in the weeks befor...
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The Knights are sweet on Des PlainesSep 28, 2012 8:28 pm - The Des Plaines Father Linden Council of the Knights of Columbus was active collecting money for persons with intellectual disabilities around Des Plaines the weekend of...
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No tax, no blessing: German church insists on levySep 28, 2012 5:12 pm - BERLIN — The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany’s 24 million Catholics. If they don’t pay their religious taxes, they will be denied sacr...
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Prince of Peace Church breaks ground on new Parish Life CenterSep 28, 2012 3:57 pm - At a time when many parishes are threatened by aging membership, a downtrodden economy, and societal indifference, Prince of Peace Catholic Parish and School in Lake Vil...
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Lake Zurich church distributes 1,000 jeans to needySep 28, 2012 10:45 am - St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich has displayed its generosity in various shades of blue for the fifth consecutive year. At least 1,000 pairs of donated jeans w...
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Did the butler do it? A Q&A on the Vatican trialSep 28, 2012 10:03 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has never seen anything like it. Pope Benedict XVI’s trusted butler, who dressed the pontiff each morning, attended his daily Mass and helped ...