In this file photo, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit prays over three women consecrated as virgins during a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. (Credit: Joel ...

The confirmation, more than 15 years ago, of the sexual abuse of minors committed by the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Father Marcial Maciel, marked a turning point for priests, consecrated ...

While she was attending the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., Nicole Bettini sensed a call from the Lord. She talked with women religious but did not feel a strong desire to enter religious ...

The World Day for Consecrated Life is celebrated annually Feb. 2. Consecrated life reaches back to the very beginnings of the Church.

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.

The year 2015 is dedicated to Consecrated Life. It started on the first Sunday of Advent, on 30 th November 2014, and closes on the World Day of Consecrated Life, on 2 nd February 2016. In his ...