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‘I’m the period pastor’

by Andrea Shockling October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

She makes washable menstrual kits for people with periods all over the world, and use the work to engage the Pittsburgh community.

Tombs of the Toigs: Forgetting and remembering the Jewish past

by First-person essay by Joey Glick October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Historic photo of Bethel AME Church, a large, Romanesque-style cathedral, amid demolition. A crane hovers over the building, and a few construction workers stand in front.

Updated: Developer skeptical of Hill surcharge proposal as key church calls for affordable housing

by Eric Jankiewicz and Rich Lord October 17, 2022October 18, 2022

Jane, who wishes to remain anonymous, stands silhouetted in the doorway of a church with pews on either side.

Faith and Religion

New ministries push LGBTQ Catholics to question: Can the church be an inclusive space?

by Chris Hedlin April 13, 2022September 7, 2022

Faith, Race, Place

Can Black and white churches partner in antiracist work?

by Chris Hedlin March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

Faith and Religion

Special project: Faith, Race, Place

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 1, 2022

The “Immigrant mother gives her sons for American industry” mural by artist Maxo Vanka, as seen inside St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Millvale. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why are there images of war on the back wall of a Catholic church in Millvale?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 23, 2022

Rabbi Sharyn Henry of Rodef Shalom Congregation walks the Torah around the main sanctuary during a recent Shabbat service. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why did Rodef Shalom once have a swimming pool? What class and culture divides shaped early Pittsburgh Judaism?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 2, 2022

Aparna Rayaprol, pictured with her spouse Vinod Pavarala in front of the Sri Venkateswara Temple, a multi-tiered ornate white building, in Penn Hills in 1992.

Faith, Race, Place

How did the Sri Venkateswara Temple’s founding help shape South Indian immigrants’ identities?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 14, 2022

Sarahjameela Martin, president of the Muslim Women’s Association of Pittsburgh, sits inside the Few of a Kind Store in Bloomfield. Proceeds from the store, which sells books and other items, are used to support the association. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Who were Pittsburgh’s earliest Muslims? Who built the city’s first mosque?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 17, 2022