A group of nuns in Arlington, Texas, has been formally "dismissed from religious life" and their Carmelite order following a ...

The Carmelite nuns represent a significant and unique branch of the Roman Catholic Church, dedicated to a cloistered life of prayer and contemplation. This contemplative order has a rich history that ...

The Carmelite Monastery in Red Hill sold for $6.2 million when it went under the hammer. The Carmelite order of Catholic nuns ...

Originally from Birkirkara, Saliba joined the Carmelite Order in 1973 at 18 years of age, choosing it over the Archbishop’s Seminary for its focus on a life of prayer, contemplation and ...

Soon after the call she gave us the news that she was giving up university to join the Carmelite order of sisters. We were quite surprised and shocked. She was a very active and brilliant student. She ...

In her Monday letter, Mother Marie noted that a Carmelite nun “vows to live according to the Rule and Constitutions of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.” The nuns were given the opportunity ...

Courtesy of Mark Miller The monastery didn't allow many visitors, and those that did come were separated by metal grilles The Carmelite nuns are a cloistered and ascetic order, living largely in ...

The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 16, was first instituted in the late 14th century in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order a hundred years earlier.