Catholic community shows support for nuns amid legal battle
Parishioners prayed for the nuns Wednesday morning.
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Parishioners prayed for the nuns Wednesday morning.
Mass has been on pause for months since the church accused a nun of violating her chastity vow with a priest from another diocese.
A group of Catholics are meeting later Tuesday morning to pray for a resolution.
An Arlington nun at the center of a scandal was found guilty of violating her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.
An Arlington nun at the center of a scandal was found guilty of violating her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.
Dozens of Catholics, mostly women, prayed for the Carmelite nuns on Wednesday.
The nuns filed a civil lawsuit after Olson denied their choices for representation within the church's legal process, instead, appointing someone of his choice.
Through her attorney, Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach denied a public allegation from the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth that she had violated a vow of chastity with a priest.
The suit says Bishop Michael Olson of the Fort Worth Diocese seized computers and a phone from the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, interrogated the sisters and claimed the monastery was shut down.
A Catholic bishop took actions of “pure evil” according to a lawsuit filed against him by a small order of nuns in Arlington.
The day symbolizes the official start of Lent, a 40-day season of penance, reflection and fasting in preparation for Jesus' resurrection on Easter.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
Churches across North Texas are beginning the season of Lent by holding Ash Wednesday services and offering the imposition of ashes.
A church in Texas has canceled mass indefinitely after one of its priests died and five others subsequently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Catholics in North Texas joined millions of others around the world to pray for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Bill 3809 would extend the civil statute of limitations from 15 to 30 years for survivors of sex abuse by priests to file claims.
Pope Francis laid out new Vatican laws on Thursday about how Catholic clergy around the world should report allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church.
Last March, Congress approved more than $600 million for 33 miles of new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley.
A Texas bishop wants New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo excommunicated from the Catholic church.
Two longtime nuns at St. James Catholic School allegedly embezzled as much as $500,000 in tuition, fees and donations, perhaps spending some of the money on trips and gambling at casinos.
Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon arrived unannounced with 60 armed agents who left with boxes full of private documents from the archdiocese's "secret archives."
Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock.
The news revealed Tuesday night by Bishop Edward Burns at a ceremony of sorrows to address allegations of pedophilia here at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church.
The Catholic Diocese of Dallas has suspended a priest after allegations of sexual abuse, the bishop announced Sunday.
An Indiana catholic school guidance counselor may lose her job of 15 years after officials learned she was married to another woman.
