Religion

A church whose congregation has roots in the 19th century is closing and donating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of its building to charity in a Pennsylvania city named for the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Trinity United Church of Christ in Bethlehem will host its final service Sunday as its members end decades as a parish with...

It’s easy to get excited about shopping, decorating, and cooking for the four weeks after Thanksgiving that lead into the Christmas holiday. And for many people, those four weeks are spent in prayer. NBC10’s Leah Uko visited one local church where people have gathered for mass on Christmas Eve.

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel? Typical portrayals in Western art depict them as human-looking, but with wings.

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.

A federal judge will first hear from a doctor who evaluated Samuel Bateman’s competency, determining whether the sentencing goes forward or he is remanded to state custody for psychiatric treatment until he’s deemed mentally fit to assist in his defense.

Hundreds of people gathered in the storied landmark Sunday for a Mass marking the consecration of the cathedral’s altar.

In September, he said Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate, and that its military has gone beyond the rules of war.

NBC10’s Keith Jones was honored to receive a leadership award from the Augustinians Wednesday night.

A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked by a federal judge who said the law is “unconstitutional on its face.”

The New Orleans Saints could use all the help they can get right now, and they continue to receive blessings from the Vatican.

More than a week after an arsonist torched a dumpster outside, a duo tried to break in and a vandal scrawled profane graffiti on a statue at a historic Philadelphia synagogue that’s older than the country, Philadelphia civic and multifaith religious leaders gathered to call out the growing antisemitism experienced over the past year for what it is — hatred.

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia President Michael Balaban was among local Jewish leaders and politicians calling out antisemitism in the wake of recent vandalism at Old City’s Congregation Mikveh Israel.

Nationally, Catholic voters have been closely divided in recent presidential elections. This year, in the vital state of Pennsylvania, they’ll likely comprise at least a quarter of the electorate — and thus play a pivotal role in deciding the overall outcome.

The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections. They’re being targeted this year in the latest effort to register more of them to vote. Republicans are seeking their votes through billboards, ads, door-to-door canvassing and community meetings. Republican campaigners see the Amish as receptive to GOP...

Philadelphia’s Congregation Rodeph Shalom hosted a conversation Tuesday about Democracy and issues the Jewish community faces heading into the 2024 election.

On the same day an arsonist torched a dumpster outside a historic Philadelphia synagogue that’s older than the country, a vandal wrote profanity on a statue outside and a duo of men tried to break into the same Jewish congregation, police said. NBC10’s Leah Uko has the videos as well as the latest on the investigation. 

A historic Philadelphia synagogue was struck by arson and a vandalism on the same day. Police released video of the arson and a suspect.

Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia’s Old City was hit by an arsonist and vandal in two separate incidents on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Vandals struck Philadelphia’s Congregation Mikveh Israel 2 times on Oct. 22, 2024, trying to break in and setting a dumpster on fire, and on Oct. 20, writing profanity on a religious statue