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Diocese of Fort Worth

Did the Arlington Carmelites sell their own monastery?

And is that canonically valid?

The Pillar
Oct 01, 2024
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The Carmelite nuns of Arlington, Texas, made headlines again this week, as CBS News reported that the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity had been given to a non-profit foundation made up of the community’s benefactors and supporters — reportedly to prevent Bishop Michael Olson from attempting to seize the monastery’s property for diocesan use.

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