In the latest development in the ongoing dispute between a Texas Carmelite monastery and the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to sexual misconduct and identified the priest involved as “Father Bernard Marie” in an audio recording played in court Tuesday. Though Gerlach identified the man involved as a member of … Read more
Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas, filed new theft and defamation charges Friday against Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth. The nuns’ new charges were filed in a district court for Tarrant County, Texas, the day after Olson dismissed the monastery’s prioress, Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, from … Read more
The Catholic Church currently receives millions in government grants each year trafficking illegal aliens. The Biden administration’s new immigration crackdown that was announced Tuesday received widespread criticism from Catholic leaders along the U.S.-Mexico border. Referred to by some as a “transit ban,” the new policy automatically denies asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally … Read more
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso gained national attention when he knelt in support of the Black Lives Matter during the summer of rage in 2020. Now he’s the new chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration. He met with President Biden during his recent visit to El Paso to … Read more