Emma Jacobs
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Just in time for Christmas, restored altar ready in Philly church
After eight years, the scaffolding that has covered the altar of St. Francis de Sales church in West Philadelphia has finally come down. ...
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ListenMethodist Church defrocks Pa. pastor who officiated at son’s same-sex wedding
The United Methodist Council of Ordained Ministers has defrocked a Central Pennsylvania pastor who presided at the wedding of his gay son ...
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Pa. Megan’s Law provisions intact despite state Supreme Court decision
On Monday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court struck down a version of Megan’s Law, which governs the state registry of sex offende ...
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Methodist minister who performed same-sex marriage will not step down voluntarily
The United Methodist minister who officiated at the wedding of his gay son says he will not step down voluntarily from his post in Pennsy ...
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South Africans in Philly area mourn Nelson Mandela
As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who helped to end apartheid, a few Philadelphia area residents recall pivota ...
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Filipino groups seek protected immigration status after Typhoon Haiyan
After Typhoon Haiyan roared through the central Philippines last month, the United States faced with a delicate question. Of about ...
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Philly Council to hold hearings on ‘notario’ fraud
Among Latinos, those without legal degrees offering help with immigration applications are often called “notarios.” In Mexico ...
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Oldest photo in U.S. shows Philadelphia’s Central High School
Today, the latest photography innovation is something like Snapchat. We take photo ...
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Christie balks at N.J. tuition-equality plan for immigrants
Gov. Chris Christie says he will not sign a bill granting in-state tuition to New Jersey brought to the country illegally as children wit ...
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Online sales help brick-and-mortar stores — on Cyber Monday and all year
Black Friday — and now Cyber Monday — signal the start of the holiday shopping season with a rush for deals at big box stores and maj ...
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Metcalfe introduces bill to impeach Pa. attorney general
Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has introduced a resolution calling for the impeachment of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane. ...
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Corbett puts pen to $2.4 billion transit bill in Norristown
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett visited Norristown Monday afternoon for a ceremonial bill signing. The governor put his pen to the $2.4 bil ...
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