Religion
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Chicago Archdiocese has iPad appSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago has launched a new iPad app that showcases the architectural beauty, history and treasured art works that form the sacred worship places Catho...
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Young students go apple picking for Rosh HashanaSep 20, 2011 2:00 pm - As Jewish residents around the suburbs prepare for one of the holiest days on their calendars — Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year — a few young students got to experienc...
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Religion in the news: NC to vote on gay marriageSep 18, 2011 5:12 am - RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters will get to decide next May on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage after the Legislature gave final approval to the ques...
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Vatican lists core teachings for traditionalistsSep 18, 2011 5:12 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has told a breakaway traditional Catholic group that its members must accept some core church teachings if they want to be brought back into t...
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St. Francis de Sales School hosts year’s largest fundraising eventSep 17, 2011 12:00 am - St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich is celebrating its fifth annual Spirit Day fundraising event on Thursday, Sept. 22. More than 500 students will descend on the...
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Des Plaines church hosts rummage saleSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Unity Northwest Church in Des Plaines is hosting a yard sale Saturday, Sept. 17. Participants may bring gently-used items to the church on 259 E. Central Road in exchang...
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Four Northwest Cook County schools honoredSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Four schools in the Northwest suburbs are among 19 in Illinois that won Blue Ribbon awards, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday. The schools are Greenbri...
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Palatine residents upset church razing trees, destroying viewsSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Some Palatine residents returned home from work Wednesday to find their forestlike views had given way to the garbage bins and service garages lining the back of a strip...
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Hear history of county’s oldest churchSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - The history of Ivanhoe Congregational Church, the oldest church in Lake County, will be discussed on Monday, Sept. 19 as the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society la...
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Mandate is a threat to religious freedomSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Headlines declared “free birth control for all” when the federal government recently issued an interim rule mandating health care plans to cover sterilization and prescr...