NOVELTY - A cathode catalyst comprises a support comprising a transition metal in elemental form capable of reducing oxygen and including ruthenium, osmium, rhenium, and/or rhodium; chalcogen(s) in elemental form disposed on a portion of a surface of the support, and comprising sulfur, selenium, or tellurium; and a recast ionomer dispersed throughout the heteroatomic-carbon composite.    USE - Cathode catalyst for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in vehicles and portable electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The cathode catalyst has adequate tolerance to methanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (100) for a fuel cell, comprising an ionomeric membrane (110); an anode catalyst (130) disposed on a first surface of the ionomeric membrane; and a cathode catalyst (120) disposed on a second surface of the ionomeric membrane;    (2) a method of making a cathode catalyst, comprising providing the transition metal in powder form; reducing the transition metal; providing a suspension of the chalcogen in an organic solvent; combining the transition metal with the suspension; refluxing the transition metal and the suspension to form cathode catalyst solid particles; and collecting the cathode catalyst solid particles; and    (3) a method of making a MEA, comprising providing transition metal(s) in elemental form as a powder; reducing the transition metal; providing a suspension of chalcogen(s) in an organic solvent; combining the transition metal with the suspension; refluxing the transition metal and the suspension to form cathode catalyst solid particles including the transition metal in elemental form and the chalcogen; collecting the cathode catalyst solid particles; applying the cathode catalyst to the second surface of the ionomeric membrane(s) and the second diffusion layer; and applying the anode catalyst to the first surface of the ionomeric membrane to form the MEA.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a MEA.    MEA (100)    Ionomeric membrane (110)    Cathode catalyst composite (120)    Anode catalyst (130)