Philadelphia laity protest closing of beloved Carmel with ties to St. Therese
'I believe this is Ground Zero for Saint Therese of Lisieux becoming a saint.'
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Articles tagged Archdiocese Of Philadelphia
‘Why would anybody do this?’: Former board member of Philadelphia Carmel protests Vatican suppression
Orders from both Rome and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have forced the traditional Carmel in Philadelphia to dismantle.
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‘Still shaken’: Caretaker of suppressed Philadelphia Carmel says nuns aligned with Rome had locks changed
The day before Thanksgiving two nuns, a lawyer, and a locksmith showed up at the monastery and had the locks changed so that the caretaker could not enter the chapel and the remaining monastery anymore.
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Priest: Attacks against Carmelites of Philadelphia are ‘part of greater war against contemplative religious’
Our commentator puts the case of the Carmel in Philadelphia in a larger context of the crisis in the Church which started with the Second Vatican Council, and he issues a sort of battle cry, calling Catholics to resistance.
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‘They are profiting from the closure of the monastery’: Rome suppresses Carmel in Philadelphia
Sources say Rome and the local archdiocese did all they could to discourage a revival of the monastery – and that they are the ones who will receive the monastery's estimated assets of approximately $10 million.
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Vatican on the verge of closing down traditional Carmelite monastery in Philadelphia
The order has a long history in the archdiocese, but all indications point to Rome uprooting traditional orders.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of faithful defender of faith Philadelphia Archbishop Chaput
Bishop Perez to succeed Chaput as Archbishop of Philadelphia
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US bishop: Crisis in Church gives Catholics ‘privileged moment’ to ‘prove … what we really believe’
Archbishop Charles Chaput said the crisis allows Catholics to ‘prove who we really are.’
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Archbishop Chaput: ‘Fr. James Martin does not speak with authority on behalf of the Church’
Fr. Martin promptly claimed the mantle of Pope Francis for his message.
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Pennsylvania priest arrested for stealing nearly $100k in Church funds for gay hookups, credit cards
Some of the payments were to men he met on the gay dating app Grindr, authorities say.
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