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File photo: A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. Robert Bowers, a truck driver who shot and killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the nation's deadliest attack on Jewish people, was found guilty, Friday, June 16, 2023. Bowers was tried on 63 criminal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death and obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack

A federal jury recommended Wednesday that Robert Bowers be sent to death row. A judge must formally impose the sentence.

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Billy Penn

The extensive Holocaust memorial hiding in plain sight at the center of Philadelphia

With the recent increase in antisemitism across the country, the Center City installation is more relevant than ever.

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People walk outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Thursday, July 13, 2023, the day a federal jury announced they had found Robert Bowers, who in 2018 killed 11 people at the synagogue, eligible for the death penalty

Courts & Law

Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

The same jurors who convicted 50-year-old Robert Bowers in June on 63 criminal counts listened to closing arguments in the penalty phase of his federal trial Monday.

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File photo: A Star of David hangs from a fence outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, April 19, 2023.

Courts & Law

The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty

A federal jury announced its decision Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether Robert Bowers should be sentenced to death or life in prison.

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Checking in to the 50th anniversary party for Dignity Philadelphia, held May 2023 at the Mummers Museum

Community

Billy Penn

Philly’s LGBTQ Catholic church celebrates 50 years of acceptance and community

Nestled in the heart of the Gayborhood, Dignity’s Philly chapter has members of all ages, from Gen Zers to Boomers

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry speaks into a microphone at a podium.

Courts & Law

Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania

The indictments announced Friday are the latest charges in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects.

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Gerald Groff, a former postal worker whose case will be argued before the Supreme Court, stands during a television interview near a

Courts & Law

Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

The Supreme Court is using the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who are religious.

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Gospel singer Trina Ferge at the 2023 Gospel on Independence showcase, part of the Wawa Welcome America festival

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Billy Penn

‘Lifting Voices’ celebrates Philly’s rich gospel history with a showcase of modern praise music

In the city where the “Godfather of Gospel” once worked, a new WHYY contest is open to all comers, and entry is free.

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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 18, 2023

Community

Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of ‘Long live the pope!’

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists in the square exploded in applause when he came to the window.

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Courts & Law

Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history

Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole as the federal trial shifts to a penalty phase.

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A view of an Italian flag waving in the wind with blue sky visible in the background.

Community

St. Anthony’s Italian Festival in Wilmington: A 49-year-old tradition that honors Italian culture and draws thousands of visitors

Wilmington's Little Italy is celebrating almost 50 years of honoring Italian heritage and culture.

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Pat Robertson speaks during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., in 2015. Robertson was a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition

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Pat Robertson, televangelist and a leader of the religious right, dies at 93

Pat Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network. He also hosted The 700 Club and drew controversy for comments that were often seen as anti-gay and racially insensiti

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What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing

Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church.

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