Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:14:35 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Vatican guide to consecrated virginity must be read with discernment, canonist says /home/international/item/27689-vatican-guide-to-consecrated-virginity-must-be-read-with-discernment-canonist-says /home/international/item/27689-vatican-guide-to-consecrated-virginity-must-be-read-with-discernment-canonist-says WASHINGTON – 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 entering the ChurchƵapp “order of virgins” requires that women actually be virgins.
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DETROIT – Three brides in long, white dresses stood before the altar of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. There was not a single groom in sight.

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