Since Pope John Paul II reinstated it, 2,000 have married Christ. July 14, 2011— -- In many ways, Elizabeth Lee's consecration ceremony was similar to the wedding that every little girl dreams of ...

NEW YORK -- At the bridal shop, the saleswomen were puzzled. Angela Scannapieco didn't want to register. Junette Romero didn't want a consultant. Both women were buying dresses, but not for a regular ...

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 ...

Nicole Bettini, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ delegate for consecrated life, said that as she has walked with people discerning their vocations, she feels as though she has “a front row ...

A new Vatican instruction on the role of consecrated virginity has drawn criticism from an American group, which says that a key paragraph of the document could lead to confusion. At issue is whether ...

Mary Del Olmo looked out onto the shore of Lake Dallas during a 2012 spiritual retreat when she was reminded of a prayer she made to God as a teenager: If she wasn’t married by the time she was 30 ...

Unlike a sister or nun, Kaitlin Davis doesn’t belong to an order or wear a habit; she lives and works in the world, and she answers to her bishop — all because Jesus drew her to him in adoration.

Judith Stegman wants to reclaim the word “virgin” from jokes, satire and stigma. When people ask whether she’s married, the 49-year-old Haslett resident replies, “Yes, and no.” “I’m not married to a ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The vocation Eileen Belongea will soon enter as a devout Roman Catholic — consecrated virgin, living in the world — evokes images of ancient civilizations and early Christianity. Yet, ...

CHICAGO -- Theresa Ann Marie Drajin walked down the aisle of Holy Name Cathedral in a white dress and left the church with a gold ring on her finger. But it wasn't your typical wedding because her ...

Jessica Hayes, an Indiana high school teacher, married the love of her life on August 15th, in a touching albeit irregular ceremony. Contrary to what one might expect, Hayes was not marrying a ...

When she stands at the altar of her East Aurora church this morning in a white silk gown and veil, Lori Rose Cannizzaro won't be exchanging vows with a tuxedoed fiance. Quite the contrary. Cannizzaro, ...