You’ve perhaps heard the term “consecrated virgin” but don’t know what it means or why someone would become one. Here’s an answer, courtesy of The Catholic Spirit in St. Paul, Minn., which interviewed a local youth minister who plans to become one this weekend. Among the facts you’ll learn: there are about 180 in the U.S. and 1,800 worldwide.
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