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Restricted priest mistakenly celebrated Mass, Chicago archdiocese says

December 23, 2018 at 8:49 p.m.

A retired priest has been reminded that he is restricted from public ministry at a Northfield parish until the Archdiocese of Chicago can substantiate an allegation of sexual misconduct dating...

Jewish community seeks match for 9-year-old who needs stem cells

December 23, 2018 at 8:47 p.m.

Lacey Horwitch's mother feels like she doesn't have time to pray. For Laura Horwitch, of Northbrook, making time to implore God for relief seems less practical than making sure someone...

Elmhurst parents Adriana and Robert Potter play at home with their 2-year-old twins Matteus and Anabella, who were conceived through in vitro fertilization. The couple is now expecting a second set of twins.

Frozen embryos: ‘We want to give them a chance’

August 19, 2019 at 1:40 a.m.

A month after Anabella and Matteus Potter were born in 2009, their parents, Adriana and Robert, agreed to disagree on what to do with two other embryos created in the...

Frozen embryos: ‘We want to give them a chance’

May 13, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

A month after Anabella and Matteus Potter were born in 2009, their parents, Adriana and Robert, agreed to disagree on what to do with two other embryos created in the...

As Obama seeks re-election, his former church expands its vision

December 23, 2018 at 8:43 p.m.

Trinity United Church of Christ hasn't changed its priorities. But four years after the Protestant church on Chicago's South Side came under siege during the 2008 presidential campaign, it faces...

Where is Wright?

December 23, 2018 at 8:43 p.m.

Since retiring from Trinity United Church of Christ in 2008, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., 70, has kept a relatively low profile. He has declined most interview requests, including one...

Cardinal celebrates mass and birthday, before offering required resignation letter

December 23, 2018 at 8:41 p.m.

With cake and song, parishioners at St. Linus Roman Catholic Church in Oak Lawn wished Cardinal Francis George a happy birthday Sunday, the day before Chicago's archbishop turns 75 and...

Losing his vocation, not his religion

December 23, 2018 at 8:40 p.m.

Like many Roman Catholic men who feel called to the priesthood, the Rev. Jim Hearne wrestled with whether ordination was right for him. The youngest of seven in an Irish...

Cardinal George names new chief operating officer for archdiocese

May 16, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

Preparing to submit his mandatory letter of resignation to the pope, Cardinal Francis George named a new chief operating officer for the archdiocese on Tuesday, and announced other key changes...

Cardinal George names new chief operating officer for archdiocese

December 23, 2018 at 8:36 p.m.

Preparing to submit his mandatory letter of resignation to the pope, Cardinal Francis George named a new chief operating officer for the archdiocese on Tuesday, and announced other key changes...

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