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Chicago's first archbishop was 'good prelate, good man'When the president of All Hallows College in Ireland saw the regal man on the framed canvas, he knew the portrait buried in a Dublin basement should head home to Chicago.
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Orthodox bishop resigns amid sexual misconduct scandalBishop Matthias, head of the Chicago diocese for the Orthodox Church of America, to step down MondayUnable to overcome the disgrace of a sexual misconduct accusation, Bishop Matthias, head of the local diocese for the Orthodox Church of America, has announced he will step down Monday, leaving a vacancy in Chicago just weeks before Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter on May 5.
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French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran sees great value in interreligious dialogueTribune religion reporter Manya A. Brachear sits down with the man who introduced Pope Francis to the worldFrench Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran has given many lectures, speeches and homilies during his years of Vatican diplomatic service. But most of the world knows him for the two words he declared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13: "Habemus papam!"
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A priest's faith in church resurrectedA six-month pilgrimage brings the Rev. Frank Latzko from the streets of Lincoln Park to the hills of Assisi, ItalyOne day last September, the Rev. Frank Latzko, pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church in Chicago, decided to take a walk and rediscover why he became a priest.
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Cardinal, other faith leaders call for repeal of water feeReligious groups say billing nonprofits hurts those they serveCardinal Francis George has long preached about the dangers of secularization and the American government's failure to recognize religious institutions for their role in the public sphere.
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More than 30 sue Christian Brothers alleging abuse in Chicago-area schools3 high schools run by Christian Brothers citedUnable to get restitution in federal bankruptcy court, more than 30 Chicago-area men have filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court, accusing the Congregation of Christian Brothers of putting them in harm's way decades ago.
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Men allege abuse, sue religious order in Cook court3 high schools run by Christian Brothers citedUnable to get restitution in federal bankruptcy court, 31 Chicago-area men have filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court, accusing the Congregation of Christian Brothers of putting them in harm's way decades ago.
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Chicago offers compromise on water bill exemptions for nonprofitsMayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen have proposed a compromise to religious leaders who say that paying their water bill after decades of a blanket exemption will rob them of the resources necessary to provide social services.
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City offers compromise on exemptions for nonprofits' water billMayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen have proposed a compromise to religious leaders who say that paying their water bill after decades of a blanket exemption will rob them of the resources necessary to provide social services.
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Stations of the 'L': Catholic Chicagoan crisscrosses city on trains and reflects on Christ's journey to the crossThere's nothing extraordinary about Aidan Gillespie's daily commute on the No. 50 bus down Damen Avenue. Perhaps that's why the Roman Catholic schoolteacher chose the train Tuesday for a more spiritual journey.
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