Vatican expels North Texas nuns from church

Vatican calls Arlington monastery ‘extinct’ following nuns’ dismissal from religious life
The Vatican says it no longer recognizes an Arlington monastery at the center of a bitter monthslong feud with the Fort Worth bishop over allegations the head nun violated her vow of chastity with a priest.
Vatican says Arlington Carmelite nuns are ‘extinct’ in the eyes of Catholic Church
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, known as a group within the Catholic Church that oversees matters relating to religious orders, issued a decree of suppression to the monastery Nov.
Vatican expels North Texas nuns from church, rules monastery ‘extinct'
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 Arlington is "extinct" and no longer part of the church.
Vatican suppresses Carmelite Monastery in Texas
The decree stated that the monastery 'is extinct' after nuns defected from the faith, amid legal and spiritual turmoil
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