Religion
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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...
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U.S. converts to Islam consider life since 9/11Sep 11, 2011 5:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — For Caleb Carter, the road to becoming a Muslim took years. Sept. 11, 2001, was a turning point — specifically his high school teacher’s hostile reacti...
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Religion in the news: Interfaith activity increasesSep 11, 2011 5:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — America’s houses of worship have increased their interfaith outreach since 9/11, a new survey has found. Still, about three-quarters of U.S. congregati...
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Harper College hosting interfaith Sept. 11 serviceSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Hope is an important part of an interfaith service planned for 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, in Harper College’s Performing Arts Center, organizers say. “With the insani...