Religion
Many houses of worship have sought government aid, surveys show
Houses of worship have taken a financial hit due to the pandemic. Many have applied for federal aid under the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.
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In Vikram Paralkar's new novel, a surgeon in India has one night to bring three people back from the dead, raising questions about medicine, corruption, and the afterlife.
Air Date: May 7, 2020
Listen 49:01The comfort of touch, and the clergy’s new challenge to minister without it
Religious leaders have become accustomed to hugging and holding hands to comfort congregants. But during social distancing, they must find other ways to console.
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Listen 4:45In US, a virus-era Ramadan presents obstacles, opportunities
For Muslims in the United States, there is no other time more centered around gathering in congregation than the holy month of Ramadan.
6 years ago
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Black churches aid free testing
Amid a health crisis that’s disproportionately ravaging African-American communities, the Black church is busy, even if its pews are empty.
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Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller tests positive for COVID-19
Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller shared Thursday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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In the age of social distancing, Quakers have quickly adapted to online worship
In the last month, many things once deemed impossible have suddenly become imaginable. That’s certainly true for the Religious Society of Friends.
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‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots
A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.
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Listen 1:43‘Still hopeful’: For Easter, Philly churches are coming together for virtual communion
Philadelphia churches have had three weeks to build their online chops for Holy Week, the biggest week of their calendar, during a pandemic.
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Listen 3:13This year is not like other years: Philly families learn new rules for Passover
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, families are adapting the traditional Seder meal for virtual gatherings.
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Listen 2:54Delaware Sec. of DHSS talks about the COVID situation, an update on Philly and New Jersey's attempts to stop the spread, and how to do a "social distancing" Passover.
Air Date: April 6, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Honking hallelujah: Drive-in theatre in Pa. becomes church during coronavirus shutdown
"This is the closest thing we have to community right now, is this church."
6 years ago
Listen 4:06Why Philly’s Jewish museum filed for bankruptcy
Philadelphia's Jewish museum recently filed for bankruptcy. What this situation says about fundraising for cultural institutions in the city.
Air Date: March 12, 2020
Listen 13:40Msgr. Lynn on trial again for covering up clergy sexual abuse
Three years after a state appellate court overturned his conviction, Msgr. Lynn is scheduled to face a new jury, but the same charges of covering up clergy sex abuse.
6 years ago
Listen 3:42Purim, ‘the underdog of Jewish holidays,’ gets a musical treatment
“A Very Awesome Purim” tells the story of the holiday entirely through parodies of Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and more.
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