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A church that was destroyed in a massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey on Monday evening was still smoldering on Tuesday. (6abc)
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Church reduced to burned-out shell after massive 8-alarm fire in Florence Twp., New Jersey

Officials tell Action News that kids were playing basketball in the rear of the church when they reported seeing smoke.

1 week ago

Rabbi Arthur Waskow wrote the original Freedom Seder in 1969, long before he became a rabbi
Arts & Entertainment

Weitzman museum to host 10th annual Freedom Seder

The Freedom Seder, conceived 54 years ago, ties Jewish religious teaching with social activism.

1 week ago

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ATF officials announced two federal indictments of 14 individuals charged with trafficking about 500 firearms from the Southern states of Georgia and South Carolina to sell in Philadelphia, at a press conference on April 11, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
WITF

Religious leaders call for stricter gun laws in Pennsylvania

A new group — the Saving Lives: Ending Gun Violence Committee — led by Pennsylvania’s Episcopal Diocese, is calling for tougher gun laws.

2 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

‘Anti-Catholic bigotry’ or protecting children? Delaware bill would require priests report abuse or neglect from confession

One sponsor says current law turns “a sacred space into an unsafe space.” A lawyer who opposes the bill calls it “anti-Catholic bigotry.”

2 weeks ago

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The theme of this year's parade is ''St. Patrick, Let There Be Peace.''
Community

St. Patrick’s Day festivities off to an early start in Philadelphia

The 2023 parade theme "St. Patrick, Let There Be Peace" centers on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

2 weeks ago

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the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence in West Oak Lane
Community

Arrest made in West Oak Lane mosque vandalism, suspect identified

The suspect accused of vandalizing the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence last Friday has been captured, according to prosecutors and police. More details are expected.

4 weeks ago

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Voters mark their ballots for the midterm election Nov. 8, 2022, at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist  (Church in Tucker, Ga.
Ben Gray/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey

Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation.

1 month ago

Haajar Abdullah-Aziz outside Robert Morris Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Sporadic and subjective: How Pennsylvania’s religious ‘garb ban’ has impacted teachers

The 100-plus-year-old ban is rooted in anti-Catholic sentiment and was used to prevent a hijab-wearing teacher from working in Philadelphia in the 1990s.

1 month ago

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File - Bishop Aretha Morton stands beside the marquee at Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Wilmington. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Community

Tributes pour in for Delaware’s ‘trailblazing’ Bishop Aretha Morton

Bishop Aretha Morton, Delaware’s first female Baptist pastor, died Saturday at the age of 85.

2 months ago

Police in Bloomfield, N.J. are looking for the suspect who hurled a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of a synagogue early Sunday morning
Courts & Law

N.J. man charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at synagogue

The 26-year-old Clifton man was due to make his initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Newark, and it wasn’t known if he has an attorney.

2 months ago

Police in Bloomfield, N.J. are looking for the suspect who hurled a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of a synagogue early Sunday morning
NPR
Community

A community is on edge after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue

Authorities are searching for the suspect who threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend, an incident that caused no damage but rattled the community

2 months ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Education

Pa. Senate advances bill to drop school religious garb ban

Pa. lawmakers are looking to remove a provision in state law that bars educators from wearing religious garb while in the classroom.

2 months ago

Lucy Duncan, a member of Philadelphia's Commission for Interfaith Affairs and a fellow with the Truth Telling Project, leads a discussion on reparations at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. (Jordan Levy/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly faith leaders hope weeklong seminar awakens a ‘citywide culture of reparations’

One of the goals is to address poverty “in a way that acknowledges the root,” an organizer said.

2 months ago

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Community

Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.

3 months ago

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Politics & Policy

$3.5 million federal grant to help fill Delaware’s ‘huge need’ for mental health care providers

The $3.5 million federal grant will add more fellows to Jewish Family Services’ newest mental health program.

3 months ago

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