When speaking about vocational life, the first people who come to mind are often married couples, priests or nuns. Lesser known is the vocation of consecrated virginity, although it is the oldest ...

SAUGUS, Mass. — Judith Stegman, owner of a tax and accounting firm in Lansing, Mich., doesn't mince words when describing her vocation. “I'm a consecrated virgin,” she says. Even in Catholic circles, ...

Pope Francis sent a letter Monday to women living the vocation of consecrated virginity, exhorting them to be close to suffering people, and to lead them to Christ. "Be women of mercy, experts in ...

JENNINGS — Alicia Pousson did not choose her vocation. It came as a gift from God, she said. By profession, Pousson, 34, of Iota works as a case manager for people with developmental disabilities for ...

DETROIT — Amanda Ross and Hanan Ismail lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and vowed themselves to the Lord as consecrated virgins.

Karen Ervin, Theresa Jordan and Laurie Malashanko pause in prayer before the altar at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit June 24. They were consecrated into the Catholic Church’s ...

One August morning, I walked to the front of the church in my white gown, nervous and excited. Family and friends stood in the pews of Queen of Apostles in Alexandria, Virginia. They smiled and wiped ...

It was any bride's dream wedding — a packed church, a beautiful white dress and a palpable feeling of excitement and love. Three women from metro Detroit were the first to become consecrated virgins ...

VATICAN CITY — Almost 50 years after the Church published the new “Rite of Consecrated Virginity,” the Vatican has issued an instruction on the state of life, its discipline and the responsibilities ...

DETROIT — It was any bride's dream wedding — a packed church, a beautiful white dress and a palpable feeling of excitement and love. Three women from metro Detroit were the first to become consecrated ...