Religion

Police estimate $15,000 in damage was done by the vandal.

Ministers from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church delivered ashes in Washington Square Park for believers with busy mornings.

Cohanzick Longhouse Sanctuary wants to continue using the property as a worship site. But Quinton Township says they need to reapply.

The 134-year-old structure in Society Hill will get $90,000 to rehab its intricately designed stained-glass windows.

Amigos Bakery’s five locations expect big crowds Saturday picking up the traditional sweet bread with a surprise inside.

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said that the imam’s loss will be felt across the state and city.

Dr. Charles Stuart Davidson helped earn Congregation Adath Jeshurun a reputation as the “singing synagogue.” Ilana Davidson joined WHYY to remember her late father.

The Philadelphia Council on American-Islamic Relations said this is the third mosque that has been vandalized in the last two months.

In his Christmas Mass address, he said the word of God is being drowned out by the violence in Gaza. He has called for a ceasefire multiple times since the war started.

Pope Francis recently approved the blessing of same-sex couples by priests, one of many changes that makes his papacy stand out from his predecessors in the Catholic Church.

Hardy Carroll Lloyd was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Wednesday.

The Vatican said priests may bless same-sex couples in informal settings, such as a meeting or visit to a shrine, so long as the blessing does not appear to endorse a marriage

The 1974 ordination of the “Philadelphia Eleven” defied centuries of tradition and was initially rejected by church officials.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said Sunday’s long line outside of Philadelphia’s Congregation Rodeph Shalom was “a testament to the challenge before us.”

The war between Israel and Hamas and a rise in antisemitism has many Jews unsure how to celebrate Hanukkah this year. Some say they're focusing on hope and hospitality.