Central Illinois bishops &#39;pleased&#39;
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The report released Monday by an Anglican church commission reinforces what spiritual leaders of Episcopal Church USA members in downstate Illinois have been saying for more than a year, they said.
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The Bishop of London welcomes a review of uniform policy by British Airways after the row over wearing crosses.
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CHAMPAIGN -- Declaring that &quot;this is a program that can go as high as it wants,&#39;&#39; Ron Zook accepted the Illinois football coaching job Tuesday.
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Federal employees and their dependents in 27 Illinois counties now have the option of enrolling in a Catholic-run health insurance plan that does not cover abortion, contraceptives or fertility treatment.
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Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church USA, said yesterday that gays and lesbians will continue to be &#39;&#39;second-class
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How the Illinois senator came to embrace religion in his life.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 9 -- The renegade Roman Catholic archbishop who was excommunicated by the Vatican after he installed married priests as bishops acknowledged Saturday that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon was supporting his crusade against mandatory celibacy.
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BRAINTREE -- Clinched. Is there a better sounding word in early November? Not to the Archbishop Williams football squad, which assured itself of a Division 3 playoff berth with a thrilling 33-20 victory over visiting Austin Prep yesterday to claim the Catholic Central Large title.
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Pope Benedict has given his backing to Beijing's new state-approved Catholic bishop, the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said on Friday, hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.
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An influential Roman Catholic lay organization expressed relief Thursday at the resignation of a bishop who oversaw a seminary where authorities found child pornography, calling it an "important first step" in rebuilding trust in Austria's scandalized church.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Luther Head had a game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.
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By ARIEL DAVID ROME - The fans were pious. The players bound for glory. And the victory? A miracle. Priests and seminarians from several soccer-loving countries took to a field near the looming dome of St.
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THE PLIGHT of the US Roman Catholic Church could not have been underscored more heavily this week by the new choice to head the nation&#39;s Catholic bishops.
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MARINE CITY -- Following a lifetime of helping people through his church work, the Rev. Donald Bartone&#39;s $575,000 gift will help renew that dedication nearly two years after his death.
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Avoiding further controversy in the worldwide Anglican family, the Episcopal Diocese of Newark on Saturday chose a Massachusetts priest as their new bishop, rather than an openly gay candidate on the ballot.
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The Central Catholic girls' basketball team relied on its depth to pull off a hard-fought 58-53 win over Archbishop Williams in the championship game of the Comcast Tournament at BC High yesterday.
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By Mike Monson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Sep.