{"id":74480,"date":"2026-02-20T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=74480"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:45:36","slug":"late-vocations-program-in-austria-allows-priest-to-keep-his-current-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/late-vocations-program-in-austria-allows-priest-to-keep-his-current-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Programma voor late roepingen in Oostenrijk staat priester toe zijn huidige baan te behouden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Vienna Skyline with St. Stephen\u2019s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria. | Credit: mrgb\/shutterstock Jan 8, 2026 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at men between 45 and 60 years old who are currently employed and can complete the process without having to leave their jobs.The initiative, promoted by the Conference of Rectors of Austrian Seminaries, breaks with the traditional model of formation and preparation for priestly ordination and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at men between 45 and 60 years old who are currently employed and can complete the process without having to leave their jobs.The initiative, promoted by the Conference of Rectors of Austrian Seminaries, breaks with the traditional model of formation and preparation for priestly ordination and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":78517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-74480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53356,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-the-loretto-community-became-a-vibrant-catholic-youth-movement-in-europe\/","url_meta":{"origin":74480,"position":0},"title":"How the Loretto Community became a vibrant Catholic youth movement in Europe","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament is displayed on the altar during Eucharistic adoration at a Loretto Community Pentecost event accompanied by live music. \/ Credit: Loretto Gemeinschaft CNA Newsroom, Jun 28, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). 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