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Orland Park Rotary Club members help the hungry
Members of the Rotary Club of Orland Park try to help the community by feeding the hungry. Club members assisted Friday at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. This was their third trip to the depository, where their efforts included packing... -
Can Chicago end homelessness?
A little more than a decade ago, Chicago's strategy for fighting homelessness mainly involved stopgap measures like pointing people to a temporary bed in a shelter and giving directions to a soup kitchen. But then city officials, with the help of...
Tags: Conservation, Roman Catholicism, Substance Abuse, Employment, Christianity
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Archdiocese cuts official: 5 schools, 60 employees at HQ, parish loans
Budget cuts announced Wednesday by the Archdiocese of Chicago signal that the area's Roman Catholics are entering a period of austerity when there will be less money for their parishes and schools. The cuts, which were officially announced as Cardinal...
Tags: Conservation, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Religious Education, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Boy Scouts honored for completing religious program
A group of Orland Park boy scouts recently completed two religious emblems programs designed to help the youth strengthen their faith. The four scouts—three from Orland Park Troop 318 and one from Hammond Boy Scout Troop 204—received...Tags: Holy Name Cathedral, Lifestyle and Leisure, Roman Catholicism, Youth Organizations, Christianity
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Archdiocese in transition
During the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area confronted many of the shifting tides that will face the man chosen to serve as the next pontiff. As the church leaps into a simmering public square on such issues as abortion...
Tags: Luis Antonio Tagle, John Paul II, Lobbying, Ash Wednesday, Jesse Jackson
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Faith and community important at parish
Building a prayerful church community with a strong sense of social responsibility has been an important goal for Father Edward Upton, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Orland Park. It starts for the parish, 15050 Wolf Road, as soon as a new...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Religion and Belief
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Taxpayer funding eyed for Catholic schools
Believing lawmakers can help provide equal access to education, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago will seek salvation in Springfield for its schools starting this year. The latest strategic plan to boost the city's parochial school system not...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Parochial Schools, Christianity, Religious Education, Religion and Belief
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Cardinal George, bishops issue letter opposing gay marriage
Chicago's Cardinal Francis George and his six auxiliary bishops officially entered Illinois' gay marriage fray Tuesday, issuing a letter that urges parishioners to contact state legislators and voice opposition to a legalization bill that could face a...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Illinois Governor
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St. Gregory High School on Far North Side closing
St. Gregory the Great High School in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood is closing at the end of the school year, the school has announced on its Website. St. Gregory, 1677 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., was the Archdiocese of Chicago's first co-ed high school....
Tags: Schools, Heavy Engineering, Edgewater, Religion and Belief, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Remarkable Woman: Alicia La Hoz
When Alicia La Hoz was a child, she considered becoming an architect. She became a psychologist instead — and that has been a blessing for families throughout the Chicago area. Instead of designing buildings, La Hoz designs bridges by collaborating...
Tags: Psychology, Psychologists, Christianity, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Many inner-city Catholic schools struggling financially
WGN NewsTo some extent Chicago's massive Catholic school system appears to have benefitted from the problems at Chicago Public Schools The superintendent of Catholic schools reports that enrollment at the elementary school level is up. But depending on...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Parochial Schools, Christianity, Religious Education, Religion and Belief
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How clout keeps court cases secret
On the eighth floor of the Daley Center, behind a locked metal door, is a narrow room known as the vault. Within its walls reside files that Cook County Circuit Court judges have ordered hidden from the public, something they have done hundreds of...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Restaurants, Hospitals and Clinics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Transportation Accidents
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