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Loyola University hosts wake service, visitation for Sister Jean ahead of funeral
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (590+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Loyola University is hosting a wake service and visitation Wednesday for Sister Jean. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt served as the iconic chaplain to the Loyola University men's basketball team since 1994, and died Thursday at 106 years old. The services…...
Funeral services announced for Sister Jean on Loyola University's Rogers Park campus
11+ mon, 6+ hour ago (338+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Funeral services have been announced for Sister Jean, the iconic chaplain to the Loyola University men's basketball team, who died last week at age 106. Sister Jean's wake and visitation will take place Wednesday at the Madonna della Strada…...
Loyola University mourns death of Sister Jean: 'She gave us light"
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (355+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sister Jean served as the iconic chaplain to the Loyola University men's basketball team since 1994, and died Thursday at 106 years old. But she was so much more than that to students and staff now mourning her loss. Signs…...
Sister JoAnn Persch, advocate for migrants and refugees, dies at 91
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sister JoAnn Persch, known to be an advocate for migrants and refugees in the Chicago area has died, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas announced. Sister Persch began her ministry in education, teaching at various Catholic schools in…...
A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (633+ words) Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. This year, the start of Ramadan is expected around the same time as Ash…...
Loyola University holds funeral, final farewell for Sister Jean
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (359+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mourners gathered at Loyola University for the funeral Mass for Sister Jean. The 106-year-old spent most of her life serving students at Loyola. The chapel is packed with so many who were impacted by her love and faith....
Woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) THAILAND -- A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a…...
Daily prayer period approved by Houston-area school board after new Texas law enacted
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A school district just outside Houston is now the second district in Texas to adopt a prayer period under a newly-enacted state law, according to a newspaper report. The Houston Chronicle reported that over a dozen school districts…...
Soul Children of Chicago bring holiday cheer & community support
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (292+ words) The Soul Children of Chicago stopped by the studio this week, as founder Walt Whitman Jr. reflected on the youth choir's four decades of uplifting music and mentorship. Soul Children of Chicago bring holiday cheer & community support CHICAGO (WLS) -- The…...
Pope Leo XIV intervenes in US abortion debate, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich giving award to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (19+ words) Pope%20Leo%20XIV%20has%20intervened%20for%20the%20first%20time%20in%20an%20abortion%20dispute%20roiling%20the%20U.S.%20Catholic%20Church%20and%20Illinois%20Senator%20Dick%20Durbin. Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life...