Religion

Victims have turned out in droves on the sidelines of the summit to demand greater accountability from the church.

Only one pedophile priest is now in prison, out of 144 convictions in the last 10 years.

Representatives from Pennsylvania attending the February meeting with bishops hope to get support for extending the statute of limitations and more transparency.

The City Planning Commission recommended a spot zoning bill that would allow St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown to become apartments without any further public approvals.

Why Father Divine, the man behind the iconic Divine Lorraine Hotel on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, left a complicated legacy.

“They might not let us in, but I’m going to be banging really hard on that door.”

Recent statements by leading bishops and the pope suggest that church officials are not ready to take what I believe is an essential step in ending the scandal.

U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized.

Lawmakers say victims need more time to bring their cases. The measure has gotten renewed attention in the wake of the Catholic Church’s clergy sex abuse scandal.

A 150-year-old Queen Village church turned Buddhist temple is on a path toward residential reincarnation.

Survivors of sexual assault who have identified themselves to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg will be able to file claims through May 13.

Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, including a case in which some clergy used women as sex slaves.

Celebrated on Feb. 1, World Hijab Day is a “recognition of millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and live a life of modesty.”

Two bombs exploded just minutes apart at a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines where Islamist militants are active.

Artwork depicting melting glaciers and dying coral reefs is on exhibit in a Philadelphia synagogue. It centers on the concept of tikkun olam, Hebrew for “repair the world.”