The doors of the chapel at the Carmelite Monastery in Auckland have been locked after the second theft of statues in just four months. On Friday a man entered the monastery and stole two small statues from the shop area – one a porcelain statue of Mary, and another of St Michael the Archangel. He Read more
A cloistered nun in India has received a doctoral degree in aerospace engineering. Carmelite Sr Benedicta of the Holy Face, 32, gained the degree from India’s Defence Institute of Advanced Technology. The institute specialises in training officers of the Indian armed forces and related organisations. As a lay woman, Sr Benedicta had received a master’s Read more
Large crowds gathered on Saturday 18 February to join Bishops Patrick Dunn, Robin Leamy and Stuart O’Connell, along with a large number of clergy, to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Carmelites sisters’ 75 years in the city. Marquees were erected on the lawn in front of the chapel, and closed circuit television screens Read more