Religion
Please Touch Museum exhibit teaches children about Muslim culture
A life-sized Middle Eastern sailboat, artifacts, and lively demonstrations by Muslim artists are featured in the Please Touch Museum’s latest exhibition: America to Zanzibar.
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Listen 1:27United Methodists face fractured future
A majority of U.S. delegates at the United Methodist General Conference opposed the conservative resolutions, but the U.S. share of global Methodism is declining.
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Relocated tomb of saint to be designated a shrine
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says the recently-moved tomb of St. Katherine Drexel will be designated a shrine.
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United Methodist Church delegates reject recognizing same-sex marriage
Delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith's divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.
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Catholic cardinal charged with child sex abuse convicted in Australia
The jury convicted Cardinal George Pell of abusing two 13-year-old boys whom he had caught swigging sacramental wine in Melbourne's St. Patrick's Cathedral in late 1996
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Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed
Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with "the wrath of God."
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United Methodist Church to debate LGBTQ clergy, same-sex weddings
This weekend, more than 860 delegates from across the world will convene for a four-day conference, where they'll debate and likely vote on one of three proposals.
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19th Street Baptist pulls demolition permit for landmark church
The historic 19th Street Baptist Church designed by Frank Furness may soon be demolished.
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Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability
Victims have turned out in droves on the sidelines of the summit to demand greater accountability from the church.
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Italian law helps bishops dodge investigation, abuse victims say
Only one pedophile priest is now in prison, out of 144 convictions in the last 10 years.
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Pa. survivors demand action, but fear inertia at Vatican summit on sex abuse
Representatives from Pennsylvania attending the February meeting with bishops hope to get support for extending the statute of limitations and more transparency.
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City wants to rezone St. Laurentius and sidestep legal drama
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.
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Father Divine: Charismatic cult leader or civil rights pioneer?
Why Father Divine, the man behind the iconic Divine Lorraine Hotel on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, left a complicated legacy.
Air Date: February 20, 2019
Listen 0:00“They might not let us in, but I’m going to be banging really hard on that door.”
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Why the pope’s upcoming summit needs to do a full accounting of the cover-up of sexual abuse
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.
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