Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel dedicates St. Rita's Catholic Church in 1953. (submitted photo) As Christians in the New Orleans area converge on Ash Wednesday services today, going through the ...

St. Rita is far from the first New Orleans area school to close due to declining enrollment. Some Catholic schools closed or merged after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of St. Mary Magdalen, St. Rita in New Orleans, and St. Rosalie,” said Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. RaeNell Houston.

People gather on the steps of Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology before walking with the Eucharistic Procession to St. Rita Catholic Church in New Orleans, Friday, June 7, 2024 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Three Catholics schools will close at the end of this school year. The Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Friday that St. Mary Magdalen in Metairie, St. Rita in New Orleans and ...

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of St. Mary Magdalen, St. Rita in New Orleans, and St. Rosalie,” said Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. RaeNell Houston in a ...