Consecrated life (also known as religious life) is a state of life in the Catholic Church lived by those faithful who are called to follow Jesus Christ in a more exacting way. It includes those in institutes of consecrated life (religious and secular), societies of apostolic life, as well as those living as hermits or consecrated virgins.[1]
- ^ "Forms of Consecrated Life | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2022-03-16.