Religion

About $5.5 million that poured in from donors after the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 worshippers is being distributed according to a plan outlined Monday.

One father says lifting a cease-and-desist order means his daughter will be buried in the Islamic faith.

Prosecutors in western Pennsylvania have withdrawn charges against five men charged in a shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago.

In the Philippines priests sprinkled ashes on the heads of the faithful to avoid physical contact.

A Rastafarian who is incarcerated has been in solitary confinement for a year. The jail’s warden said he can get out if he cuts his hair.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs

A West Philadelphia church is rebuilding after a 2019 fire. Most of the 115-year-old building will be demolished but the bell tower will be preserved.

“You cannot put a price tag on validation. And you cannot put a price tag on reclaiming power."

Individual churches are not part of the bankruptcy filing but could end up contributing to a fund to settle sex abuse claims.

Facing up to $100 million in claims from victims of sexual abuse, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.

The move comes six months after the diocese announced it had paid out $12 million to more than 100 victims of decades-old sexual abuse.

A new Archbishop returns to Philadelphia and speaks of “hope” for Roman Catholics.

PA Post's investigation on commissary items is the basis for a nonprofit’s legal claim advocating for prisoners’ rights.

These are daunting times for U.S. clergy of many faiths as the age-old challenges of their ministries are compounded by newly evolving stresses.

The 156 young men who call St. Charles Borromeo Seminary home are deeply aware of both the sacred and the profane.