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Religion

John Quinn, 67, attended St. Francis Vocational School for a couple of months in the 1960s, along with other Catholic orphanages including St. John's, St. Joseph's, St. Michael's and St. Mary's. Quinn says it was during that time that he was molested by priests and counselors. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

As Pa. compensation programs end, church victims wrestle with the price put on abuse

Some victims have used the program to put their fight with the church behind them. Others scoffed at the pricetag put on their trauma.

7 years ago

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Thankful Baptist Church pastor, the Rev. Gregory Ross and his wife, first lady Beatrice Ross. (Marissa Weekes Mason/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Thankful Baptist Church: A legacy of care and mission

Thankful Baptist Church celebrated its 96th anniversary last month, marking a journey centered on taking care of each other and the community as family.

7 years ago

Once again, only people who believe in a higher power can give opening invocations in the state House. (Jan Murphy/PennLive)
Politics & Policy

Once again, Pa. House will bar nonbelievers from giving invocations

A battle over religion in the state House appears to be over, and the theists have won.

7 years ago

Sarah Maiellano of Philadelphia takes a selfie with her daughter, Chloe, at the
Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating ‘Notorious’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Philly Jewish museum

Philadelphia’s museum of American Jewish History opens an exhibition about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

7 years ago

 The sun sets behind the cross atop the dome of the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

As window for claims closes, Archdiocese of Philadelphia to pay $32M to abuse victims

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has offered over $32 million to victims of sexual abuse so far — a number that’s likely to go up.

7 years ago

Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday and marks the first High Holiday since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last October.(Katie Blackley / WESA)
Community

Security at Pittsburgh area synagogues expected to be strict this year

Rosh Hashanah begins Sunday evening and security for Pittsburgh area Jewish New Year celebrations are expected to be greater than previous years.

7 years ago

Poet Janet Ruth Falon, author of
Community

Local poet writes about turning to faith, finding meaning during Jewish holidays

Janet Ruth Falon is a Philly area Jewish poet who uses the intersections of her identity to make meaning of the world.

7 years ago

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Clergy attended a mass in September 2018 at the Basillica of Saints Peter and Paul for a night of prayer and reflection following revelations of wide spread sexual abuse by priests across the state. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing church

On Monday, victim compensation funds in Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton and Pittsburgh will close to applications.

7 years ago

The Miraculous Medal Shrine in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, where every Monday evening a carillon is heard throughout the neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells

Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”

7 years ago

Listen 4:44
Trenton City Hall (Google Maps)
Politics & Policy

Trenton mayor says council members quietly apologized for anti-Semitic remark

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora says two members of the city council have apologized over use of the phrase “Jew her down.”

7 years ago

Visual artist David Hartt has installed an exhibit at Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, designed in the 1950s by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The exhibit includes tropical plants along with videos, tapestries, and music. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

At an Elkins Park synagogue, celebrating 60 years in one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last buildings

The Beth Shalom synagogue outside Philadelphia celebrates 60 years in its unusual buildings by commissioning artwork by David Hartt.

7 years ago

Two boys ride in the back of a horse-drawn buggy stopped at a traffic light, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Lancaster County, near Gap, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
The Why
Community

Why some Amish are leaving Lancaster County

Lancaster County is home to the nation's largest Amish settlement. But even as the population continues to grow at a fast pace, some are choosing to leave.

Air Date: September 9, 2019

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Gov. Tom Wolf listens as Pennsylvania lawmakers come together in an unusual joint session to commemorate the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 people last year at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Gov. Wolf to take Tree of Life mezuzah to Holocaust memorials

Wolf said he will carry the ornate mezuzah and sign the victims' names in commemoration books at the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial.

7 years ago

A photo of Rev. Robert Brennan, right, is displayed during a news conference in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

A former Philly priest with 30-year history of sexual abuse was arrested for lying to the FBI

Robert Brennan faces “falsehood” charges because of PA’s short statute of limitations on abuse.

7 years ago

Bishop Benjamin Peterson Jr. (left) leads Sunday morning services outside of the damaged Greater Bible Way Temple on Sept. 1, 2019. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Community

At burned West Philly church: ‘All I want for Christmas is a roof on God’s house’

After a devastating fire, the congregation of Greater Bible Way Temple worshipped outside and pledged to rebuild by spring.

7 years ago

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