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Voices in the Family

The Changing Needs in Collegiate Mental Health

Freshman year in college… you expect it to be a time of challenges and personal growth. But college counseling centers are reporting mo ...

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 An ancient clay tablet marked with cuneiform, a written language unique to ancient Mesopotamia, on display at Penn Museum (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Philadelphia

At Penn Museum, a pre-papal ‘flood’ of artifacts looks at links among faiths

To mark the visit by Pope Francis to Philadelphia next month, the University of Pennsylvania’s museum is exhibiting ancient religio ...

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Delaware

Delaware boaters test cardboard canoes

Can cardboard float? The second annual cardboard regatta in the Nanticoke River in Blades put that question to the test. The answe ...

10 years ago

 Surrounded by Philadelphia officials, Donna Crilley Farrell, executive director of the World Meeting of Families, announces the
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‘Papal Playbook’ promises comprehensive guide to pontiff’s Philly visit

World Meeting of Family planners have prepared a “Papal Visit Playbook,” described as the go-to guide for the late-September ...

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia to be no-drone zone for pope’s Sept. 26-27 visit

Philadelphia will be a no-drone zone when Pope Francis is in town. The FAA said Wednesday it’s banning the unmanned aircraft from c ...

10 years ago

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Looking to get outta town Pope weekend? Take our quiz to decide where to go

Answer a few simple questions and we’ll match you up with a nearby getaway for pope weekend.  ...

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Looking to get outta town Pope weekend? Take our quiz to decide where to go

Answer a few simple questions and we’ll match you up with a nearby getaway for pope weekend.  ...

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 Evan Fritz, head brewer at Manayunk Brewing Company, draws off some samples of Papal Pleasure, a beer concocted to mark Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY
Philadelphia

Are local breweries creating papal beers? Is the pope Catholic?!

If you really want to cash in on Popemania and get Philadelphia-area residents excited about ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia

Philly push to address papal concerns not reaching business owners

On Monday, the city of Philadelphia launched a hotline and resource center to help businesses plan for next month’s papal visit. Ho ...

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 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Center City has closed its doors to Equally Blessed, a coalition of gay and lesbian groups that had planned to host a workshop at the church. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

When Philly Catholic church closes door to gay and lesbian event, coalition finds sanctuary with Methodists

A national coalition of Catholic gay and lesbian groups called Equally Blessed thought it had secured space to hold its own programming d ...

10 years ago

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 Boris Kindij is one of five candidates in Philadelphia's mayoral general election. (Photo provided by Boris Kindij)

Independent mayoral candidate Boris Kindij vows to eliminate poverty, privatize trash collection

When a trio of aspiring mayoral candidates filed petitions earlier this month to join Jim Kenney (D) and Melissa Murray Bailey (R) on the ...

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New seminarians, including (from right) Philip Maas and Giuseppe Esposito, take in the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours during a tour of St. Charles Borromeo campus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

‘Francis effect’ is helping revive interest in priesthood

The number of men in Philadelphia and South Jersey seeking to become Catholic priests took a dive in the mid-2000s when the church was ro ...

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How would you grade your summer vacation? Oops, didn’t take one?

As we approach Labor Day, the popular cut-off for summertime fun, take a minute to look back over the past three months. How would you gr ...

10 years ago

Philadelphia

Vedge chefs dream up a vegan meal 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 ...

10 years ago

Bishop of Camden Dennis J. Sullivan announces Catholic Charities' campaign to combat poverty in South Jersey in anticipation of Pope Francis' visit. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Diocese of Camden, Catholic Charities launch ’40 Days of Francis’

It’s 40 days until Pope Francis, a staunch advocate for the poor, comes to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. T ...

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