Manya Brachear Pashman

The Golden Dome is seen on the campus of Notre Dame prior to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's game against the Purdue Boilermakers Sept. 30, 2006 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

Students sue Notre Dame and Trump administration over contraceptive coverage

December 13, 2018 at 1:09 p.m.

Students at the University of Notre Dame are challenging a months-old settlement between the school and the Trump administration that has led the Roman Catholic university to reconsider covering certain...

The chorus sings the opening song during the rededication of St. Vincent Center at Catholic Charities on June 18, 2018, in Chicago.

Catholic Charities unveils showers for homeless in Chicago

December 13, 2018 at 12:37 p.m.

Following the example of Pope Francis, who opened a shower room and laundry facility for the homeless in Rome three years ago, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago unveiled...

Su'ad Abdul Khabeer breaks the Ramadan fast with others at the Inner-City Muslim Action Network on June 13, 2018. Khabeer, an organizer with Believers Bail Out, has helped the organization raise more than $100,000 to free Muslim inmates awaiting trial at Cook County Jail.

A Muslim charity joins the campaign against mass incarceration

December 13, 2018 at 12:37 p.m.

Held in Cook County Jail for the last two months because he could not afford to meet the bail, the Muslim father of four observed most of the holy month...

Willow Creek Community Church on Jan. 13, 2018, in South Barrington.

As Willow Creek seeks reconciliation, pastor’s accusers seek independent inquiry

December 14, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.

In the two months since Bill Hybels, the former senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, was accused of inappropriate behavior by multiple women in a Chicago Tribune investigation, the...

Phil Andrew, the director of violence prevention initiatives for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, in 2018.

Faithful death penalty opponents decry governor’s proposal

December 13, 2018 at 4:08 p.m.

Jeanne Bishop doesn’t know which she finds more offensive about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for mass killers and people who murder law enforcement officers: that,...

Willow Creek elders apologize for casting doubt on women’s allegations against founder Hybels

May 23, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

The highest-ranking elder of northwest suburban Willow Creek Community Church told the congregation Wednesday that elders owe apologies to women who made allegations of misconduct against church founder Bill Hybels....

Willow Creek elders will renew inquiry into Hybels as more allegations of misconduct surface

May 23, 2019 at 5:44 a.m.

The elders of Willow Creek Community Church are pledging to renew their investigation of the church's former pastor Bill Hybels as more allegations of inappropriate conduct with women surfaced this...

Two publishers suspend publication of books by megachurch pastor Hybels in wake of misconduct allegations

May 23, 2019 at 5:43 a.m.

Two Christian book publishers have suspended publication of books by Bill Hybels, the megachurch pastor and best-selling author who stepped down from the helm of Willow Creek Community Church amid...

After Hybels resigns at Willow Creek, some say they wanted to see more contrition

May 23, 2019 at 5:43 a.m.

They sought his repentance, not his resignation. So when the Rev. Bill Hybels, founder of northwest suburban Willow Creek Community Church, announced Tuesday he would step down to avoid hindering...

Hybels steps down from Willow Creek following allegations of misconduct

May 23, 2019 at 5:42 a.m.

Forty-two years after founding one of the nation's most influential evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Bill Hybels told his congregation Tuesday night that he would step down from the helm of...

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