Archdiocese seeks to sell historic Black Catholic school in New Orleans
The Couvent School building, which for centuries housed institutions serving the poor, was previously acquired by the chancery via a legal loophole.
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Diddy hit with new sex abuse lawsuit, denied bail for third time
The Catholic-raised rapper-turned-mogul is behind bars on federal charges and awaits a May 2025 trial that could land him in prison for life.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal RICO, sex trafficking charges in New York
The rap mogul is due to appear in federal court Tuesday morning to be arraigned on charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Dominique Dawes, gymnast supreme, gets bronze statue in hometown
The 47-year-old former gymnast was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal and the first to win gold at three Olympics.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs homes raided in federal sex trafficking probe
The Catholic-raised Black business mogul has been the subject of several recent sex assault lawsuits and resigned from his media company in November.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs reassigns music rights to former Bad Boy Records artists
The move follows years of feuding between the Black Catholic-raised media mogul and his former labelmates over lopsided deals signed in the 1990s.
Where did all the real fiscal conservatives go?
As the House nears a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling, Dr. Ronald E. White wonders aloud how hypocrisy on the economy has become the rule of the day.
A tribute to 'Old Gilbert', a founding Knight of Peter Claver
Historian Jari C. Honora fetes Gilbert Faustina, the first Supreme Knight of the nation's premier Black Catholic fraternal order.
Museum highlighting Black Catholic slave rebellion reopens in Louisiana
A historic Creole property serving as a dual museum of Black Catholic histories has reopened after a three-week closure and new nonprofit partnership.
Pierre Toussaint Scholarship dinner set for November 7 in NYC
The annual gala honoring Venerable Pierre Toussaint and funding education at home and abroad will take place in Manhattan during Black Catholic History Month.
Black CEO of Catholic Charities Forth Worth ousted by Bishop Michael Olson
Christopher Plumlee is out as CEO of charity outreach in a Texas diocese, for support of what his bishop calls the work of "postmodern theorists".