The yearlong dispute between a cloistered order of Carmelites and their local bishop — a saga that has included a lawsuit, allegations of adultery and drug use, recordings of the superior's ...

The 412-year uninterrupted presence of the Discalced Carmelites in the Lucena monastery will end. The community of Discalced Carmelites of Lucena in Spain is being forced to leave after the order’s ...

HARRISBURG -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg announced Friday that a second community of Discalced Carmelite nuns will be established in the diocese in the monastery in ...

THE Iglesia-convento de Santa Teresa is a church and convent in Ávila, Spain. It was built by the Order of Discalced Carmelites in early 17th century on the site where St. Teresa of Ávila was born. In ...

Pope Francis receives applause during an audience with participants in the general chapter of the Order of Discalced Carmelites Sept. 11, 2021, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the ...

The Catholic Church has declared a North Texas order of nuns "extinct" after conflict including accusations that a nun broke her vow of chastity with a priest — via email and video chat. The Vatican ...