The Archdiocese of New Orleans on Wednesday suspended the pastor of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Treme after he was accused in a lawsuit of raping a 10-year-old boy while hearing his ...

The new church took as its patron saint St. Peter Claver, canonized for ministering to Africans in the Spanish slave markets of Cartagena, Colombia, in the 1600s.

The St. Peter Claver Catholic Church is preparing to say a final goodbye to longtime pastor and friend Father Michael Jacques, who died of an apparent heart attack last night according to the ...

St. Peter Claver School, a historic Catholic elementary school in the heart of Treme, will close at the end of this academic year, the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Wednesday.

The Rev. Michael Jacques of St. Peter Claver Church has passed away, WDSU has learned Friday morning.Watch reportIn a statement to parishioners, the Archdiocese of New Orleans said Jacques was ...

More than 400 Hurricane Katrina evacuees at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 6005 N. Wayside, were relieved late Saturday when they learned they wouldn't have to leave the shelter after all.

St. Peter Claver Church celebrated a Mass at which 18 St. Mary’s students received the Sacrament of Confirmation, thereby being welcomed fully into the Catholic Church on April 29 in St. Inigoes.

NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit an anonymous victim filed Wednesday accuses the pastor of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Treme of rape and assault during a 2008 church retreat. The priest issued a ...

For over 50 years, the Knights of Peter Claver has provided the Mardi Gras spirit in North Lake Charles with an annual parade.

The Catholic Media Convention in New Orleans last week featured some great music including jazz trios and street performers But my personal favorite came from Veronica Downs-Dorsey and the Voices ...

The Knights of Peter Claver is a family-based Catholic organization born from the Black Catholic patrimony and open to all Catholic men and women.

The services at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church on Philip Street in New Orleans at 8:30 a.m., will honor the community leader and son of local restaurant legends.