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Source: Following Path of Swami Vivekananda, World Hindu Congress Aims to Unite One Billion Hindus Around the Globe - Hindu Press International - Hindu Press International - Hinduism Today Magazine

Source: Students share personal experiences to grow as interfaith leaders | National Catholic Reporter

30 delegates from 11 dioceses attended the first Instituto Pastoral Migratoria July 11-15 in Chicago.

Source: Chicago Archdiocese hosts training in immigrant-to-immigrant peer ministry

United States | CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC), Bartlett Illinois, celebrated a milestone – the 25th Anniversary of its temple, with

Source: Historic celebration marks 25th anniversary of Jain Temple in Chicago — The Indian Panorama

Steven Nasatir is the longest-serving CEO of any Jewish federation in the country.

Arthur Jones ran unopposed for the Republican primary in a heavily Democratic district.

Source: Holocaust Denier Wins Republican Nomination In Illinois – The Forward

Because Arthur Jones is running in the March primary unopposed, Illinois Republicans will be saddled with a white supremacist congressional nominee.

Source: Holocaust denier Arthur Jones poised to win Republican nomination in 3rd Congressional District

With his nonprofit organization, Rami Nashashibi has spent two decades tackling poverty, systemic injustice and building communities with a diverse coalition of residents

Source: Muslim activist named MacArthur Genius - Chicago Tribune

Source: Chicago Sikhs Join in Memorial Day Parades | SikhNet

“I look at crime or violence as a violation of relationships. Some people are harmed, some people do that harm. So the role of restorative justice is to repair, as best we can, those relationships” says Father Dave Kelly. He directs the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation on Chicago’s South Side, a center that offers support to survivors of gun violence. More →

Source: Stemming Chicago Gun Violence | April 7, 2016 | Religion...

“Sometimes the pain that’s resident in the community—it can be overwhelming,” says Rev. David Watkins III, pastor of Greater Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood. “However, part of the hope of the gospel is that even in the midst of despair, you always have a way out…This community should be better off because as a church we are in it.” More →

Source: Chicago Gun Violence | March 30, 2016 | Religion...

Across the U.S., the Muslim population is booming, which spells opportunity for a new generation of Muslim entrepreneurs.

Source: Startups Cater To Muslim Millennials With Dating Apps And Vegan Halal Soap : Code Switch : NPR

The Catholic Church's stand on marriage, divorce, and contraceptives can seem out of step with the modern world—even to Catholics. Those who want to see reforms, such as making the process for obtaining an annulment easier, have been encouraged by recent statements of Pope Francis. But unhappy Catholics are still leaving the Church, and bishops will have to decide at a meeting in Rome next month on the family in the Church and in the contemporary world what to try to do about it. More →

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Father Manuel Dorantes of the Church of the Immaculate Heart in Chicago tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer what his mainly poor, Latino parishioners hope to hear from Pope Francis on his U.S. visit.

Source: Latino Chicago Parishioners Hold High Hopes For The Pope's Visit