Religion
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Rockford monsignor named Bismarck bishopOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday named an official with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford to be the next bishop for the Diocese in Bismarck. Sixty-on...
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Take a positive approach when giving out adviceOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - By Annettee Budzban “Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual … should set him right and restore and reinstate him, w...
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Japanese church seeks help with rebuilding plans in Chicago suburbsOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - A Baptist congregation displaced by radiation from the nuclear plant meltdown after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami can’t go home again. But members are determined t...
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‘Baron of Barrington’ known for generosity, radio show on WJJGOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - A former Barrington-area car dealer, whose namesake, the Joseph J. Gentile Center, is home to the Loyola University basketball program, has died Gentile lived in Southwe...
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Kazakhstan approves restrictive religion lawOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan’s upper house of parliament approved a bill that backers say will help combat religious extremism, but that critics call a blow to freedo...
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First African-American tapped to lead Josephite OrderOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - The Rev. William Norvel was considering retirement after nearly 50 years of ministering to and advocating for African-American inclusion in the Catholic Church. But his...
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Cardinal George blesses Wheeling parish centerOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - As Cardinal Francis George pointed out Sunday, Wheeling is a very different community today than it was when St. Joseph the Worker was founded back in 1957. “It’s a grow...
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Jewish marathoners working around Yom KippurOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Jewish marathon runners work around Yom Kippur fasting
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Cardinal George to visit St. Joseph the WorkerOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Cardinal Francis George will visit St. Joseph the Worker parish in Wheeling on Sunday afternoon to bless the recently completed new parish hall. Parishioners are welcome...
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Peoria diocese drops out of lawsuit, won’t provide servicesOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - PEORIA — The Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced Thursday it plans to stop providing state-funded social services and withdraw from a court battle involving Illinois’ n...