A group of nuns in Arlington, Texas, has been formally "dismissed from religious life" and their Carmelite order following a protracted dispute with the Bishop of Fort Worth that reached the Vatican.

The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 16, was first instituted in the late 14th century in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order a hundred years earlier.

The legal battle over who has authority over a small group of cloistered Carmelite nuns and their property is once again escalating after the sisters filed for a restraining order Monday against ...

Fr Nicholas' passing on Friday last, March 21, is deeply mourned by his Carmelite family and by his wide circle of cousins ...