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Fire destroys landmark church in historic Philadelphia neighborhood

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Fire destroys landmark church in historic Philadelphia neighborhood

May 12, 2021January 21, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – Catholic residents of a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood are mourning the loss of a landmark church.Fire ravaged the former St. Leo the Great Church May 9, gutting the iconic structure in the city's historic Tacony neighborhood.The blaze started in the church and spread to the nearby former parish rectory, causing severe damage to the…...