FILE - A view of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery where Pope Benedict XVI lived after he resigned, inside the Vatican, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served ...

The Vatican has issued a declaration stating that the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity no longer exists in the eyes of the church and that it is “extinct.” The Vatican issued the statement on ...

The six nuns will move into the monastery, which is located in the Vatican Gardens in Vatican City State, in early January, according to the press release. Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City ...

Vatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina, who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater Ecclesiae (“Mother of the Church”), the monastery where Pope Benedict XVI resided for ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Vatican said in a statement Monday it considers the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington “extinct” in the eyes of the church. The Vatican’s statement and Nov. 28 ...

ROME (AP) — The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home is getting some new tenants. Pope Francis signed a note Oct. 1 ordering the Mater ...

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 ...

FILE - A view of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery where Pope Benedict XVI lived after he resigned, inside the Vatican, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served ...