The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, known as a group within the Catholic Church ...

The following timeline is based on court documents; news stories; public statements on the website of the Diocese of Fort ...

The Vatican has ended a yearlong feud between Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson and a group of cloistered nuns in North Texas over chastity vows, saying the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of ...

The Vatican's latest statement comes about a month after the nuns' Vatican-appointed leader announced they were dismissed ...

The Holy See decree follows the dismissal of the former nuns in October by their superior after a series of disagreements ...

The Vatican says it no longer recognizes an Arlington monastery at the center of a fiery dispute with the Fort Worth bishop.

The Vatican issued the statement on Thursday, Nov. 28, a month after the nuns were dismissed from religious life because they ...

LEWISTON, Maine—A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of ...

How can we serve a king like this one? A king who washes feet? Who gives freely? Who rules by love and asks for nothing else?

A faithful 65 year member of the Secular Discalced Carmelite Order (OCDS), Billie’s steadfast spirituality and genuine compassion were hallmarks of her character. She spent many years working at ...

The Office of Civil Defense-Davao Region expects 100,000 participants for the nationwide earthquake drill on November 14, ...

Founder (with St. Teresa) of the Discalced Carmelites, doctor of mystic theology, b. at Hontoveros, Old Castile, 24 June, 1542; d. at Ubeda, Andalusia, 14 Dec., 1591 ...