Religion
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Pope puts Archbishop Sheen on sainthood pathJun 29, 2012 5:29 pm - VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has put Fulton John Sheen on the path to sainthood. Sheen is the U.S. archbishop from Illinois whose radio and TV shows denouncing Commu...
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Suburban Catholic churches launch two-week campaign for religious freedomsJun 27, 2012 5:30 am - For St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Palatine, it means an education seminar today with a local bishop about “religious freedom attacks on the Catholic church.” Across ...
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Gift to JCC honors Hoffman Estates founderJun 26, 2012 11:35 am - Thanks to a donation made in memory of Hoffman Estates founder Jack Hoffman, the JCC Chicago Jews in Blues program at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in North Ch...
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Lake Zurich church acquires site to expand its Christian college programJun 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Jim Scudder believes in miracles. When he was told property was available that would expand the Dayspring Bible College and Seminary in Lake Zurich, he said he witnessed...
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ConAgra suit opens questions about kosher punishmentJun 24, 2012 6:18 am - Eleven consumers have sued ConAgra Food, claiming that the company’s Hebrew National products were inappropriately labeled as kosher. A federal judge in Minnesota will d...
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Help school with tuition by shooting free throwsJun 22, 2012 1:35 pm - Do you got game? Can you sink free throws with ease? If so, Immanuel Lutheran School in Palatine needs your help to raise money for student tuition scholarships. Each fr...
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Pennsylvania Catholic official convicted of endangermentJun 22, 2012 1:28 pm - PHILADELPHIA — A Roman Catholic church official was convicted Friday of child endangerment but acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial, becoming t...
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Hindu temple wants annexation into BartlettJun 22, 2012 5:30 am - Leaders push for Bartlett annexation
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Round Lake parishioners make pilgrimage, campaign against health care mandateJun 21, 2012 1:06 pm - In tandem with Fortnight for Freedom, a week of national campaigning for religious freedom, a Round Lake priest is again undertaking a 168-mile pilgrimage to a shrine in...
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Nuns on a Bus protest Walsh's budget voteJun 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Four Catholic nuns rolled into Fox Lake on Wednesday to urge Congressman Joe Walsh to oppose a budget they say does not “provide reasonable revenue for responsible progr...