Religion
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Muslims prepare for long, hot days of Ramadan fastingJul 19, 2012 11:00 pm - As the moon rises over North America, the holy month of Ramadan begins. But the intense heat and dry conditions will make this year's fast even more challenging than usu...
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Gospelfest comes to Lake County:Jul 19, 2012 6:07 pm - Hear uplifting gospel music by award-winning artists and praise dancers from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center’s free Gospelfest. Performers ...
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Funeral Friday for former St. Edna, St. Colette priestJul 19, 2012 5:00 pm - The Rev. Eugene J. Faucher ~ 1925-2012 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent A longtime Catholic priest, who served at two Northwest suburban parishes durin...
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Vatican passes key financial transparency testJul 18, 2012 6:04 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has passed a key European financial transparency test, but received poor grades for the effectiveness of its new financial watchdog agency and...
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Catholic laypeople, bishops at odds over church teachingsJul 15, 2012 6:24 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — Kathleen Riley knows her beliefs on the male-only priesthood and contraception put her at odds with leaders of her church. But as a fifth-generation Cat...
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An essay on common-sense contraception and maternal mortalityJul 15, 2012 6:24 am - New research from Johns Hopkins released this week suggests that one of the most effective ways we have to lower the maternal mortality rate would be simply to meet the ...
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Rummage sale expandedJul 12, 2012 5:53 pm - St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church, 236 Route 45, Indian Creek/Vernon Hills, has expanded its rummage sale to two days. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, July 13 and 8 ...
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Chamber music concert at Barrington Hills churchJul 12, 2012 1:17 pm - Barrington United Methodist Church Missions Ministry invites the public to its Summer Missions Concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14 at the church, 98 Algonquin Road at th...
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Arlington Hts.-based children’s foundation turns 10Jul 11, 2012 11:10 am - The Foundation for Children in Need, a not-for-profit organization aiding 2,000 children and college students in the villages of India, celebrated its 10th anniversary i...
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Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’Jul 08, 2012 1:30 pm - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate helped develop the theoretical framework that led to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week, yet his...