Religion

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the clergy sex abuse crisis.

Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses have announced plans to create funds to compensate those abused by priests as children, ...

The Philadelphia Archdiocese announced Thursday it is creating a program to compensate victims of clergy ...

WHYY's Mary Cummings-Jordan talks with Bishop Patricia Davenport about her new position within the Southeastern Pa. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

A Jewish nurse who treated the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect says that he saw confusion but not evil in the man's eyes, and that his own actions stemmed from love.

From his rallies on the national stage to his local ministry, Barber moves smoothly between political and spiritual messages.

As people take part in services, the horror of last weekend will be inescapable, especially for those in the Steel City.

Saturday's shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has increased anxiety within the Jewish community, including the 40-some preschools in the Philadelphia area.

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington comprises 56 parishes, 18 missions and 36 schools in Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Robert Bowers, 46, was arraigned one day after a grand jury issued a 44-count indictment.

The recent mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh left us grappling for answers. Why here? Why now? These are big questions with no easy answers. Where do we go from here?

The shrine of Saint Katherine Drexel now rests at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City.

Several projects by and about Muslims are in the pipeline or have recently debuted in the entertainment industry.

Many people at the service were Jewish, and many were not.

To Marianne Novy, Trump isn't wanted "unless he really changes his ways." For David Dvir, politics should pause for grief: "It's our president, and we need to welcome him."