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State severs foster care ties with Catholic Charities

May 16, 2019 at 8:07 a.m.

The state has declined to renew its foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities across Illinois, possibly ending a historic partnership initiated by the Roman Catholic Church a half-century...

200 Methodist clergy in Illinois defy church on same-sex unions

May 16, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

More than 200 United Methodist clergy in Illinois have pledged to flout church policy and bless unions for same-sex couples, putting their jobs, homes and callings in jeopardy if couples...

Jesuits open to punitive damages in civil abuse case

May 16, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.

A Cook County judge ruled today that a plaintiff could seek punitive damages against the Chicago Jesuits in a civil lawsuit regarding alleged childhood sex abuse by convicted sex offender...

Churches opening doors to same-sex unions

August 23, 2021 at 12:39 a.m.

Illinois' civil union law not only empowers clergy to officiate same-sex civil unions, it has inspired a long-awaited formal rite in Chicago's Episcopal Church and now compels many clergy in...

Dateline: End Times

May 9, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

Every religion reporter has considered it –either seriously or in jest – at one point in their careers. No matter how difficult it is to get on Page 1, we...

2 unruly passengers held on Chicago-related flights

August 23, 2021 at 8:32 a.m.

One passenger was wrestled down on a flight headed for Chicago on Sunday afternoon as he tried to open the plane's door in flight, and a second unruly passenger who...

2 unruly passengers held on Chicago-related flights

August 22, 2019 at 5:17 a.m.

One passenger was wrestled down on a flight headed for Chicago on Sunday afternoon as he tried to open the plane's door in flight, and a second unruly passenger who...

‘God in Action’: Cardinal’s new book says God is always at work

August 23, 2021 at 12:29 a.m.

On the same day Chicago's Cardinal Francis George returned from Pope John Paul II's beatification in Rome, his newest book "God in Action" hit bookstores, arguing that the exclusion of...

Looking for a miracle: Fast track for Pope John Paul II

May 9, 2019 at 8:47 a.m.

If it seems like time has flown by since the funeral of Pope John Paul II, well, you're right. It's been only six years. Yet the late pope is soon...

Hannah Yoo

August 23, 2021 at 12:24 a.m.

Hannah Yoo isn't sure her father went to heaven. She scorns God for that uncertainty — if there is a God. She's not even sure about that anymore. But because...

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