Leader of Philadelphia's Catholic Church Makes Christmas Visit to Prison Inmates
This morning, Archbishop Charles Chaput left most of the trappings of his church behind for a trip to the House of Corrections, in Northeast Philadelphia.
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This morning, Archbishop Charles Chaput left most of the trappings of his church behind for a trip to the House of Corrections, in Northeast Philadelphia.
A program in Camden, NJ is helping elementary school kids learn about nutrition in the classroom.
A bright young woman who loves math, going to church, and reading the Bible, her very favorite activity is horseback riding.
The organization says it will work with the state and city to focus resources on the 24th, 25th, and 26th police districts.
Beloved Philadelphia cleric Cardinal John Foley was being laid to rest on Friday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and members of the team's front office got in the holiday spirit today by delivering and dishing food -- along with some baseball talk -- at a homeless shelter near 9th and Spring Garden Streets.
The Academy at Palumbo High School was among the schools in 17 states that competed in the Fall Attendance Challenge sponsored by the Get Schooled Foundation to have the highest attendance rate for the first half of the school year.
Cardinal Foley will be moved to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Friday morning for another public viewing, funeral mass, and burial beneath the high altar.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, based in Philadelphia, is upset with proposed legislation in the Pennsylvania House which would prohibit Pennsylvania courts from applying foreign laws or foreign legal doctrines in deciding cases.
Name a sport, any sport, and Jamie will tell you he loves playing it.
Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program has leased new space in the Gallery at Market East, creating a place for the public to explore what the world's largest public art program has to offer.
"Best show ever!" said one seventh grader.
The visit was part of the "Phillies Holiday Week of Giving."
Members of the Philadelphia Fire Department are getting an opportunity this week to attend a seminar about avoiding the danger of suicide among first responders.
Some students at Germantown High School are just back from a trip to New Orleans, where they delivered a gift of handmade stained glass.
Jazmeer, Marquis, and Aniyah share a bond that grew out of necessity as they went through the adoption system together, and now the trio would like to find a permanent home together.
City and social service agency officials are imploring the public to take a more proactive role in reporting child abuse and neglect.
The Philadelphia Police Department is continuing its 42-year tradition of giving away Thanksgiving dinners to needy families.
Four blocks of State Street in North Camden and several blocks along Park Boulevard in the Parkside neighborhood are getting about 50 new streetlamps, to replace those vandalized in recent years.
Some members of "Occupy Philadelphia" are concerned about the group's future.
An effort is underway among "Occupy Philadelphia" members to improve unity among the various working groups within the camp, so its message can be conveyed in a peaceful and effective manner.
Pennsylvania Crimestoppers has revamped its web site in an effort to make better use of social media.
The protesters said they had begun to move on Thursday night because they expected eviction, but Mayor Nutter doesn't understand why they thought that.
Occupy Philadelphia obtained a demonstration permit, which prohibits sleeping at the site.
The Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council is formally asking the occupiers to move off Dilworth Plaza because, it says, its members desperately need the work that a planned plaza reconstruction project would bring.
