Former St. Francis Xavier School music teacher Mark Richards, 63, was fired after more than two decades at the school ...

A gay Catholic school music teacher in Louisiana claimed he was fired after a parent discovered his husband’s obituary and ...

Mark Richards, 63, who is gay, tells PEOPLE he was terminated from his job at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Metairie after teaching there for more than two decades.

1. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774–1821 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first American-born saint in 1975. Born in New York City, she married the love of her life at 19 and welcomed five children.

Together with her order, she founded New Orleans’ Xavier University, the only historically Black U.S. Catholic college. She was canonized a saint in 2000. (Story continues below) ...

A Louisiana Catholic school teacher has claimed he was dismissed from his role after his husband’s obituary revealed he was ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Fourth of July! It's going to be hot and humid with partly sunny skies today. High temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s with feels-like temperatures in the 100s ...

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center held a gathering at Congo Square and led a procession through Tremé Saturday morning (July 5) ...