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The exterior of the former Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament building
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

I grew up in West Philly churches. Please stop tearing down my landmarks

West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.

5 years ago

The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Education

Philly nonprofit hopes to open a new all-girls high school to replace Hallahan

Hallahan closed in June due to declining enrollment and financial woes. The Center City Girls’ Academy could replace it as early as September.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court weighs religious rights vs. LGBTQ rights

We discuss Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ahead of the Supreme Court decision that pits the religious rights against LGBTQ civil rights.

Air Date: June 15, 2021 10:00 am

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Riz Ahmed at the 2021 Academy Awards. (Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Just 10% of popular movies had a Muslim character. Riz Ahmed wants to change that

Muslims are very rarely depicted in movies, and when they are, it's usually as a stereotypical terrorist, what Oscar nominated actor Riz Ahmed calls a "dangerous trope."

5 years ago

Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart is the director of Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs in the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement at the City of Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Naomi Washington-Leapheart)
Health

Philadelphia’s faith leaders partner with one another and the city to increase vaccine access in communities of color

Places of worship have deep roots in local communities. All Faiths Vaccination Campaign is leveraging those relationships to address racial inequities.

5 years ago

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Members of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School Class of '21, the school's last class, leave the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul after their graduation ceremony. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘The closing of a circle’: Philly’s historic Hallahan High holds its last graduation ceremony

Hallahan was the first all-girls Catholic School in the U.S., opening its doors in 1901.

5 years ago

A QAnon sign is pictured outside
NPR
Community

How religion, education, race and media consumption shape conspiracy theory beliefs

The survey of 5,149 adults living across the U.S. released on Thursday finds a strong correlation between consuming right-wing media sources and accepting conspiracy theories.

5 years ago

Keidy Ventura receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. hosts ‘Grateful for the Shot’ vaccine clinics in collaboration with faith-based organizations

The events are part of “Operation Jersey Summer,” a statewide campaign focused on getting all eligible people who live, work, or study in New Jersey to get the jab.

5 years ago

Neighbors in Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood watch workers at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church the morning after a fire
Community

ATF determines St. Leo’s fire was arson, offers reward money for information

The historic church had stood in the Tacony section of Northeast Philly for well over a century before Sunday’s night’s fire.

5 years ago

People stand near the entrance to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville Township
Courts & Law

Suit: Workers lured to N.J. from India paid $1.20 per hour for years

The lawsuit filed in federal court accuses the leaders of the organization known as BAPS of human trafficking and wage law violations.

5 years ago

William Valerio, director of the Woodmere Art Museum sits in the Rose Room at St. Michael Hall, envisioning the room as a performance venue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

A grand Chestnut Hill home-turned-convent could become part of the Woodmere

The Sisters of St. Joseph would prefer that the next owner be the museum, just a stone’s throw away, if it can raise the money to acquire the property.

5 years ago

Listen 1:59
The exterior of St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church
PlanPhilly
Community

As Tacony mourns St. Leo’s after fire, parishioners hope to find buried time capsule

One day after a fire destroyed the historic Northeast Philadelphia church, Tacony residents are hunting memories long ago buried in the building.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Community

Delaware’s Catholics, including President Biden, get new leader

Bishop-elect William Koenig will replace Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly who has led the Diocese of Wilmington since 2008.

5 years ago

The Beacon at the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center starts in the lobby and continues through the roof. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

New museum for America and the Bible opens at Independence Mall

The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia uses cutting-edge technology to tell the story of America’s relationship to religion.

5 years ago

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Community

Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

Indianapolis' tight-knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.

5 years ago

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