When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.

Do you thirst for divine intimacy with God and apostolic ministry? As Discalced Carmelite Friars, we strive to live a zealous life of Allegiance to Jesus for the salvation of souls. We are called to ...

The Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, were canonised by Pope Francis on ...

Sister Colette Fahey remembered Discalced Carmelite Sister Katherine Therese Mezger, a woman of deep faith and unwavering ...

On Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, celebrated a ...

Founder (with St. Teresa) of the Discalced Carmelites, doctor of mystic theology, b. at Hontoveros, Old Castile, 24 June, 1542; d. at Ubeda, Andalusia, 14 Dec., 1591 ...

We reported last month that Pope Francis has added the 16 Discalced Carmelites of Compiègne guillotined during the French Revolution to the canon of saints. We reported last month that Pope ...

Therese of Lisieux, a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun, hung in the bedroom of Joseph and Mary Tokasz Ferenchak. Today, the same portrait provides solace to their daughter, Theresa Ann ...