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 Five mothers whose sons are missing and presumed dead, Legideño Hilda Vargas, Blanca Luz Velez Nava, Hilda Hernandez Rivera,  Luz Maria Telumbre Casarrubias, and Angelica Gonzalez Gonzalez, outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. (Photo courtesy of Perla Lara)
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Seeking help from the pope, grieving mothers of missing Mexican students travel to Philly

Philadelphians know by now that September 26 is the day Pope Francis touches down in the city for the World Meeting of Families’ sl ...

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 Blogger Rocco Palmo regularly breaks news on the Vatican from his home in Philadelphia.(Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Rocco Palmo talks Catholic history in Philadelphia

Blogger Rocco Palmo regularly breaks news on the Vatican from his home in Philadel ...

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 Independent mayoral candidate Boris Kindij thinks he's just the change that City Hall needs to move Philadelphia forward. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Boris Kindij thinks he will be your next mayor, Philadelphia

Forgive Boris Kindij for not seeming all that intimidated by an independent mayoral run that features little to very, very little name re ...

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 The Rev. James Connell and Sister Maureen Paul Turlish of Catholic Whistleblowers call for justice for victims of sexual abuse. The are joined by Arthur Baselice, whose son was sexually abused by two priests at Archbishop Ryan High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Catholic group calls for Vatican investigation of former Archbishop Rigali

A coalition of Catholic advocates for victims of clergy abuse wants the Vatican to investigate former Philadelphia Archbishop Cardinal Ju ...

10 years ago

 Francesca Fiore reviews plans for her wedding at Awbury Arboretum with caterer Stephen Dyke. The wedding will take place during the weekend of the pope's visit. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

For better, for worse, in papal congestion and in health, couple ready to tie the knot

Francesca Fiore and her fiancé, Matt Kosinsky, were being so good. They started making wedding plans 18 months in advance. Last year, th ...

10 years ago

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 PATCO will sell tickets in its stations on the Saturday and Sunday of the pope's visit. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
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8,500 parking spots on Camden waterfront available for pope’s visit

Camden is making 8,500 parking spots on the Delaware River waterfront available for the private vehicles of papal pilgrims. That space ha ...

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Did you miss our Speak Easy forum? Read our guests’ essays here

With so much attention on the issue of same-sex marriage — and the continuing focus on Kim Davis — there are countless issues and per ...

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Philadelphia

Immigrant groups hope to meet with pope in DC after 100-mile march

In front of the York County Prison early Tuesday morning, 100 immigrant women and their supporters gathered to kick off a weeklong march ...

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Philadelphia

Di Bruno Bros. prepares inspired cheese pairings for Pope Francis [video]

What would you cook up if you had the chance to serve dinner to Pope Francis? We asked some of the city’s top chefs to weigh in. He ...

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 Joan Case was one of 30 individuals who were chosen to participate in a senior speed dating event in Dover.
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Dating after 60: Seniors find love in the fast lane

Seniors attended what is thought to be the first speed dating event for the 60 plus community in Dover last Thursday.

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Too many LGBT youth depend on abusive relationships for a home

Working with LGBT youth, I witness them struggle to cope with abusive partners daily. The thing I hear over and over is: "I want to leave him, but I have nowhere else to go."

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 Marco Federico at work

Stonemasonry skips a generation to land in a Philly millennial

When Marco Federico talks about his work poking around historical burial grounds and buildings — of which Philadelphia has an abundance ...

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Despite 50 years of LGB progress, aging transgender people face barriers to equality

It is still legal to discriminate in most states based on sexual orientation and gender identity. For aging transgender people, even more obstacles exist.

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On Celebration and Transition

Family relationships, workplace worries, difficult world events – for 30 years, psychologist Dan Gottlieb has helped us navigate our da ...

Air Date: September 14, 2015

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 A group of faith leaders, and Milton Street, formalize plans for their Wednesday protest at City Hall. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Faith leaders unable to host services on papal Sunday plan City Hall protest [UPDATED]

A group of faith leaders uniting as the Greater Philadelphia Fellowship of Christian Churches plans to loudly decry security measures tha ...

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