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on November 7, 2009, 11:24 am, in reply to "ATRL PARLOUROCIOUS NEWS FOR COYNE FUNERAL PARLOUR"
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: ZENIT
: The World Seen From Rome
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: ZE09110608 - 2009-11-06
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: Vatican Aide: Priest Vocations Up in 20
: Countries
: Addresses Conference of Promoters From
: England and Wales
:
: ROME, NOV. 6, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The
: director of the Pontifical Pastoral Ministry
: for Priestly Vocations is affirming that 20
: countries have seen an increase in priestly
: vocations over the past year.
:
: Monsignor Francis Bonnici reported this at a
: conference of English and Welsh Vocations
: Directors, recently held at the Venerable
: English College in Rome.
:
: He noted that England and Wales were among
: those that had seen an increase in the
: number of seminarians, but didn't offer a
: list of the others.
:
: The National Office for Vocations of the
: bishops' conference of England and Wales
: reported in September over 40 men commenced
: seminary formation for the dioceses of
: England and Wales.
:
: The priest urged the vocations directors to
: no t be too "general" in promoting
: the priesthood.
:
: He gave special emphasis to the ministerial
: priesthood, stating that a new document,
: planned to be released in 2011, will be
: published on this topic, drawing on the
: addresses of Benedict XVI.
:
: After the conference, Monsignor Bonnici
: affirmed that the time with the vocations
: directors was "very enriching."
:
: He continued: "What struck me most was
: the great interest which they have in
: vocations to the priesthood.
:
: "Looking at the table where there were
: the pamphlets and programs in print, I could
: notice that there is a true focus in the
: pastoral ministry for vocations. Listening
: to the discussions and talking to
: individuals, I felt that the promotion of
: vocation is very central to the
: directors."
:
: Some 18 priests from 16 dioceses attended
: the conference, and elected a new chairman
: of the vocations directors' committee.
:
: The new chairman, Fat her Stephen Langridge,
: stated, "Every diocese has to face up
: to the challenge of promoting priestly
: vocations and yet, in many places the
: vocations director is part-time."
:
: "As the newly elected chairman,"
: he affirmed, "I am very conscious of
: the importance of encouraging my fellow
: vocations directors and I look forward to
: working with them to develop new strategies
: for the promotion of priestly vocations
: particularly among the teenagers and younger
: men of our dioceses."
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