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The nuns filed a lawsuit May 3 accusing Bishop Michael F. Olson of overstepping his ecclesiastical authority by initiating the investigation.

Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson accused a nun of breaking her vow of chastity with a priest. The nun, who has lived at an Arlington monastery for 25...

Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach, prioress of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, filed the bombshell suit against Bishop Michael Olson in Tarrant County Court.

Nuns from an Arlington, Texas, Carmelite monastery are suing the Diocese of Fort Worth and the bishop for $1 million for alleged violations of privacy and har...

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops has backed a set of bills in the state's Legislature that supporters maintain would give parents more say in their child's education, but critics argue would strip crucial funds from public schools.

(OSV News) -- The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops has backed a set of bills in the states Legislature that supporters maintain would give parents more say in their childs education, but critics argue would strip crucial funds from public schools. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has identified school choice as one of his top priorities for the states current legislative session. Everythings bigger in Texas, including school choice, Abbott wrote in a March 27 tweet. We believe in empower

null / Credit: Cherries/Shutterstock Washington D.C., Mar 24, 2023 / 11:08 am (CNA). Catholic bishops in Texas are all-in advocating for parental school choice in the state Legislature this spring. “St. Paul VI spoke well of the Catholic C...

Null / Credit: Cherries/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Mar 24, 2023 / 11:08 am (CNA).Catholic bishops in Texas are all-in advocating for parental school choice in the state Legislature this spring. "St. Paul VI spoke well of the Catholic Churchs understanding of education. He said, Parents, who have the primary and inalienable right and duty to educate their children, must enjoy true liberty in their choice of schools. Therefore, parental choice continues to be a top priority of the Texa...

With the backing of the state’s Catholic bishops, school choice reform seems likely to happen in Texas.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb 3, 2020 / 03:48 pm (CNA).- A Fort Worth diocesan priest who resigned his post and later attempted to rescind his resignation has dropped a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Olson and the Diocese of Fort Worth— a lawsuit which alleged that the bishop had defamed him by implying he is a threat to children. In June 2018, Olson asked Father Richard Kirkham, former pastor of St. Martin de Porres parish in Prosper, Texas, to resign his pastorate, because the priest did no...