Religion
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Suburban Catholics join in debate after Vatican rebuke of nunsMay 29, 2012 5:30 am - When 11-year-old John Raymond regained consciousness following a 25-foot fall from a burning school building in 1958, his first question was, “Did Sister get out?” “Beca...
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Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probeMay 28, 2012 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY — The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home...
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State Senate narrowly rejects antibullying legislationMay 22, 2012 8:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A push to make Illinois schools adopt more detailed policies to prevent bullying fell short Tuesday in the state Senate amid concerns that its real purpose...
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Illinois dioceses join birth control challengeMay 21, 2012 6:01 pm - Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that mos...
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Muslim member of rights panel denied another termMay 17, 2012 4:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A longtime member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission was denied another term Thursday, in part because of material on his website about the Nation of ...
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God wants joy and celebration to be part of our livesMay 17, 2012 3:24 pm - May and June are a month in which we celebrate several birthdays in our family. One of our grandsons celebrated his early in May. My son’s step-granddaughter’s was just ...
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Winning, on the court and in lifeMay 12, 2012 7:45 am - Angelo Valdes claims he is not a basketball coach, but more of a “life coach.” But the director of HELPS Ministry in St. Charles knows enough about basketball ...
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Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettosMay 11, 2012 12:09 pm - NEW YORK — Even after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe ...
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New rector announced for Mundelein SeminaryMay 10, 2012 10:06 pm - The Rev. Robert L. Barron has been named the rector-president of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. Cardinal Francis George named Barron to the...
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A mother’s call is of great value to God and societyMay 10, 2012 3:00 pm - “Then God looked over all he made and it was excellent in every way.” — Genesis 1:31 (TLB) In the past century women have come a long way. We have been given opportunit...