The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has decided to create a national Office for vocations with the aim of “fostering a culture of vocation” open not only to those in vows but also to marriage and the life of the “single”. The office says a press release of the Bishops’ Conference envisages all the “specific vocations”: marriage and “single life”, diocesan priesthood, permanent diaconate and consecrated life. The head of the new office, Father Kevin Dring, explains: “Very often, when we hear the word ‘vocation’, we think of the priesthood and the consecrated life. I cannot wait to have the opportunity to be able to work in promoting a wider sense of the call of each one of us to the life of the Church”.
