Rigali Removed By Pope From Vatican's 'Congregation For Bishops'
The former leader of Philadelphia's Catholics has been removed from a key Vatican panel, as part of a larger shakeup.
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The former leader of Philadelphia's Catholics has been removed from a key Vatican panel, as part of a larger shakeup.
This year the drag queens, back for the second year, will be joined by a brand new group of marchers.
Mayor Nutter was more than happy to host the announcement as local Wells Fargo officials presented a check for $1.35 million, to be divvied up by six local nonprofits.
Rev. Frank Schaefer, in dark suit, was surrounded by supporters after annoucing he won't abide by Methodist Church rules banning same-sex marriages and won't give up his credentials.
Governor Tom Corbett says proper disposal of unused prescription drugs is important not just to stop abuse but to keep them out of the environment.
"My father taught me that we need to support where we come from, and we need to support it with time, with spirit, with money," she says. "And I believe that God leads us in everything that we do."
More than 200 children from the hematology department at St. Christopher's Hospital enjoyed a day filled with holiday fun at the Sheraton downtown Sunday afternoon.
Check the community cancellations we have received for Sunday, December 15, 2013.
The Philadelphia Bar Association welcomed its 87th Chancellor this week.
A woman raped 23 years ago as a college freshman has turned her life around and is now speaking to professionals who handle sexual assault cases.
"Glad Dogs Nation" gathers kids play things, like stuffed animals, and transforms them into pet toys and then sells them on the internet.
Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting that shook up a quiet Connecticut town and stunned a nation. A Bucks County native, who is a pastor in the heart of the still reeling community, reflects on the past 12 months.
On January 1, 1974, founders of the House of Umoja got more than 500 gang members from across the city together in North Philadelphia to discuss how to end a territorial blood war.
The Fair Share Housing Center contends that blacks and Latinos have been turned down for housing aid at rates far higher than whites.
Dozens of portraits, all victims of violence, were a central feature of the observance at Broad Street Ministry. Ten were those of students gunned down at Sandy Hook last year.
Ken Scott, president of Beech Companies, handed out twenty $1,000 grants from the Alston-Beech Foundation to area nonprofits.
The transit dock ship Somerset is the third and final ship ordered by the US Navy after September 11th to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks, joining the New York and the Arlington.
The visit to the People's Emergency Center was scheduled. But the gifts, including lots of toys for the kids, were a surprise.
Kevin Williams, director of residence life at Temple University, says not all of the dorms are closing during the break. But for those that do, some students who live in those dorms may have nowhere else to go.
Time magazine has announced its choice of Pope Francis as its "Person of the Year."
A "Citizenship Challenge" essay contest for area fourth and fifth graders asked whether the Constitutional requirement that the US president must be a "natural born" citizen should remain or go.
"We think that there's going to be a positive outcome, but I cannot officially comment on that right now," he said. "I hope to, soon."
The ACLU and marriage equality group "Freedom To Marry" are enlisting the help of Pennsylvania's mayors for a public education campaign.
Santa Claus paid a visit to some of his littlest followers at the intensive care nursery of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, in Camden.
For the second time this week, the Philadelphia Fire Department has gotten a nice donation for smoke detectors. But this time, it's for people who can't hear the regular ones.
