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Religion roundup: Taste of St. Julie, 5k, memorial Mass and more
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Downers Grove church holds outdoor service less than a week after being ravaged by fire
Downers Grove’s Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church is still determining where it will hold future services and prekindergarten through eighth grade classes. The fire damage was severe and it will take months to rebuild the church.
Religion roundup: Free lunches, carnival, golf outing and more
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Prayer line seeks to connect Tinley Park church with viewers around the world
Barb and Bill Luebcke of Tinley Park are key operators of a two-month-old prayer line at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tinley Park.
Vatican’s Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal
The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out about the Holocaust.
David McGrath: Suburban church’s checkered past a cautionary tale for parents
The era was a perfect storm , when the highly regarded Dr. Benjamin Spock condoned corporal punishment and parents had unquestioning trust.
NWI Catholics head to Indy to revive tradition, deepen faith
More than 500 people from the Diocese of Gary are among thousands attending the National Eucharistic Congress, a five-day splashy event in Indianapolis that begins with an opening ceremony Wednesday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen
French authorities say a fire broke out Thursday on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen.
Religion roundup: St. Patricia lunchroom dedicated to late Bishop Birmingham, more
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Today in History: Mormon leader Joseph Smith killed in Illinois
On June 27, 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois.