Religion

Some Black Catholics are calling on church leaders to engage more energetically with youth at the forefront of the protest movement.

The massacre shocked the nation and prompted a racial dialogue in the city. Those same issues resonate today amid the national outcry over recent incidents of police brutality

While protests may skew younger, many in the religious community in Northwest Philadelphia have been fighting for civil rights for decades.

For the second Sunday since restrictions were lifted, Catholic churches in the Philadelphia archdiocese gathered for in-person services.

Catholic schools have faced tough times for years, but the pace of closures is accelerating dramatically amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Rev. David W. Brown reflects on power, privilege and community.

In addition to helping deescalate tensions between police and protesters, members of the Philly clergy group say they are there to bear witness.

For many, the Gospel is more about the need for personal salvation than the duty to address societal ills.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says Archbishop Nelson Perez will be principal celebrant at a 9 a.m. Mass in North Philadelphia.

"He used violent means to ask to be escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church," Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington told NPR.

Many Muslims in America are navigating balancing religious and social rituals with concerns over the virus as they look for ways to capture the Eid spirit this weekend.

Archbishop Nelson Perez made the announcement on the Philly Archdiocese Facebook page; the date is based on the region’s planned “yellow” status by then.

President Trump on Friday said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential" and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the virus.

Some religious leaders say they should have the freedom to worship without restrictions, while others say it’s too soon to open under any conditions.

Rev. Christopher Bullock is suing Gov. Carney, claiming the restrictions are “a severe racially discriminatory purpose and effect on the African-American faith community."