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DALLAS — The Vatican this week reinstated a Texas nun accused of violating her vow of chastity with a priest. Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson announced last year he was dismissing the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, the head nun at a secluded Arlington monastery, amid a bitter dispute between the two. In a series of decrees this week, the Vatican said that while it upheld Olson’s decision to ...

A new leader was appointed by the Vatican following an investigation into the previous head nun's reported violation of her vow of chastity.

The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed her.

The dispute between the Carmelite nuns and Bishop Olson has grown increasingly bitter over the last year.

The dismissal was requested by the Arlington monastery that had filed the initial suit.