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Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Carmelite Nuns Affiliate with Society of St. Pius X After Yearlong Feud with Local Bishop

Sep 18, 2024

After a string of controversies, a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, announced that they are associating with the Society of St. Pius X.

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Vatican Reinstates Carmelite Mother Superior Nearly a Year after Bishop in Texas, U.S., Dismissed Her over an Affair

May 23, 2024

The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed her.

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Religious Association of Monasteries to Govern U.S. Carmelite Monastery in Yearlong Conflict with Bishop: Vatican

Apr 19, 2024

A Vatican letter to Bishop Michael Olson thanked him for his “heroic and thankless service to the local church and the Carmel of Arlington as pontifical commissary.”

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Religious Leaders in Kenya Urge Government to Radically Redeem Country Shown to be “headed in wrong direction”

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At Installation of Kenya’s Military Bishop, Nuncio Lauds Defence Forces for Christ-like Sacrifice in Peacekeeping

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Christian Foundation Decries “widespread, systematic” Forceful Conversion to Islam in Sudan as Civil War Rages On

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Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Deeper Faith, Spiritual Commitment ahead of Mission Sunday

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“Escalation of prices affecting our budget”: Catholic Bishop in Malawi Appeals for Support of Seminaries

Pioneer Bishop of Angolan Diocese Calls for Unity “in faith and work” to Grow Apostolic See

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In January 2025, Pope Francis will become the first sitting pontiff to publish an autobiographical memoir, which will be titled “Hope.” / Credit: Penguin Random House

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