Religion

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.”

Religious conservatives have rarely faced much competition in the political realm from faith-based groups on the left. Donald Trump may finally be changing that.

The payment ends a lawsuit filed in August after a Darul Amaanah Academy teacher and students complained they were harassed by management and staff at the Foster Brown Pool.

Founded as a Yiddish-language daily in 1897, the newspaper once known as The Jewish Daily Forward is ending its print operation to "become a digitally focused publisher."