Metro Chicago Faith News
Ms. Kennedy, a prominent progressive, will be interviewed by culturally conservative commentator Eric Metaxas...
Caroline Kennedy tapped to keynote Judson University’s 2019 World Leaders Forum
By Tom SiebertELGIN, Ill., March 14, 2019 – Author, attorney, and diplomat Caroline Kennedy has been selected as keynote speaker at Judson University’s 2019 World Leaders Forum. She is theRead More
The homeless receive a lot of attention during the holidays...
Kandall County community poured out heart, help to PADS guests throughout harsh winter
By Tom SiebertAssistant Director for Community RelationsPublic Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County Last December the weather in the Chicago area was relatively mild, with daytime temperatures soaringRead More
“The credibility of the allegations would have been sufficient for Willow Creek Community Church...
Independent report finds allegations against Willow Creek founder Bill Hybels credible
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Feb 28, 2019 (RNS) — The allegations of “sexually inappropriate words and actions” by Bill Hybels, the founder of Willow Creek Community Church, are credible,Read More
“Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created,”
At Vatican summit, talk of destroyed files riles bishops’ critics
by: Jack Jenkins, Feb 23, 2019 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On a day packed with emotion and unusually direct criticism of the Catholic church hierarchy, victims of church abuse respondedRead More
His departure follows years of controversy over MacDonald’s leadership style and the church’s finances.
James MacDonald fired as pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel by church elders
by: Bob Smietana, Feb 13, 2019 (RNS) — James MacDonald, the embattled pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired by the suburban Chicago megachurch he founded three decades ago.Read More
"It was a slap in the face," Shahbaz, a Muslim, said.
“We’re not the enemy”: Muslim fans respond to Chicago Cubs patriarch’s emails
by: Aysha Khan, Feb 5, 2019 (RNS) – Imran Shahbaz, a 40-year-old Chicago native, grew up watching the Cubs play baseball. He and his father, a Pakistani immigrant, bonded byRead More