The Rev. Carolyn Cavaness has been appointed as the first woman pastor in the history of Mother Bethel AME Church.

Archbishop Nelson Pérez has granted a dispensation from the holy day of obligation since it falls this year on Dec. 8, a ...

The 34-foot white cross towered over the main altar during the saintly pope’s 1979 visit to Philadelphia and later over St.

If the church closes, the nonprofit would have to find somewhere else to go. "It's a scary thought," Miller said. "It took us time to find the location. We originally started this process and we ...

Philadelphia’s mass transit system is proposing a 21.5% fare increase starting New Year’s Day and also considering severe service cuts that would take effect in the summer PHILADELPHIA ...

President-elect Trump promises an intense escalation in enforcement, including the mass deportations of millions of people. An estimated 47,000 undocumented people live in Philadelphia.

It was a smooth start to voting at the Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Americans go to the polls ...

With over 9,000 square feet, the home was designed by an award-winning Philadelphia architect and built for a popular pastor ...

Vice President Kamala Harris was dragged on X by critics who say she debuted a "new accent" they compared to a "pastor" while speaking to congregants of a church in Philadelphia.

Kamala Harris' campaign displayed a noticeable aversion to engaging with Catholic voters. Unlike Biden, she avoided sustained ...

On the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala ...

Two churches, across the centuries. Generations after their birth in this nation first envisioned in Philadelphia, both ...