Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who presented themselves as white.

Some experts and bishops told RNS that, in a fraught moment, dialogue and public criticism are complementary strategies.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – From 1980 to 2019, Texas experienced at least 32 mass shootings. They included the 1980 Daingerfield church shooting, which served as the backbone of KXAN’s second Catalyst docuseries ...

WORCESTER, Mass.—On a recent Tuesday here, high-schoolers watched a cat get an ultrasound at the on-campus veterinary clinic, practiced installing electrical wiring to power a building, repaired pipes ...

AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

When Brown University junior Mia Tretta’s phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn’t be happening again. In 2019, Tretta had been shot in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When Brown University junior Mia Tretta's phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn't be happening again. In 2019, ...

A threat of a student possessing a gun prompted a shelter-in-place on Monday at Milford High School. Police conducted a thorough search of the school but did not find a weapon. A juvenile in Tennessee ...

The price of bitcoin has fallen around 36% from its all-time high recently but data shows this is a regular occurrence in the history of the cryptocurrency. In the 2021 and 2017 bitcoin cycles, there ...

In Jean LaBelle-Pierce’s “senior project” class at Maynard High School on a recent day, one student was researching the UN’s response to war crimes in Syria; another, the ethics of breeding animals; a ...

After more than 100 high school playoff football games across Massachusetts, high school Super Bowl week has finally arrived. Sixteen of the top teams in the Bay State are slated to square off in ...