More women looking to become 'consecrated virgins', Vatican says
An increasing number Catholic women are taking life-long chastity vows in order to “dedicate themselves” to God, according to the Vatican.
The Holy See has issued new guidance on consecrated virginity in response to growing interest across the world in the little-known spiritual “vocation”.
Consecrated virgins are unmarried women who pledge to remain celibate for their entire lives, eschewing romantic or sexual relationships to devote themselves exclusively to being mystical “brides of Christ”....