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The Catholic Church has declared a North Texas order of nuns "extinct" after conflict including accusations that a nun broke her vow of chastity with a priest — via email and video chat. The Vatican ...

The dismissal caps a bitter and divisive feud between the Carmelite nuns and Church authorities ranging from Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson to the Vatican itself. The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa ...

One Texas monastery has been deemed extinct in the eyes of the Vatican, according to a Tuesday, Dec. 2, statement from the Bishop of Fort Worth. The declaration follows the nearly year-long battle ...

Sister Teresa Agnes Gerlach of Jesus Crucified, former prioress of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas, and Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, are pictured in an ...

The Vatican has deemed one Texas church extinct after one nun confessed to an online love affair with a priest Getty One Texas monastery has been deemed extinct in the eyes of the Vatican, according ...