PHILADELPHIA (RNS) I am a rabbi, a Jewish leader and teacher, who serves a congregation only a short distance away from Mount Carmel Cemetery. Several families in my congregation have loved ones ...

A crowdfunding campaign to support the repair of more than 100 headstones damaged over the weekend at Philadelphia's Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery is calling for solidarity after the hateful act of ...

The scorched ground of Mt. Carmel Cemetery shows where the grass fire quickly spread, burning the ground above many tombstones. Arvlon McKinney was driving by and saw the smoke and flames. “It was ...

Naomi Adler, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, sings a prayer during a visit to Mt. Carmel Cemetery with Mayor Jim Kenney, who toured the site to see the repairs made to vandalized ...

WISSINOMING (WPVI) -- Hundreds of vandalized headstones at Mount Carmel cemetery have been restored to their former glory thanks to the generosity of strangers, and the hard work of volunteers. The ...

Volunteers and letter carriers joined forces for the 35th Annual Stamp Out Hunger community service event to collect food donations to restock food banks. Inclusive fundraiser focuses on working dogs, ...

Almost 200 local religious leaders gathered this afternoon for an interfaith press conference denouncing the vandalism of the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Northeast Philadelphia. The Jewish cemetery is ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz will hold a Rite of Committal for cremated remains on All Souls' Day. Anyone who has cremated loved ones at home can participate in the event ...