In a fractured age of wars, famine and technology (to name a few), the witness of vocation is a light of commitment and joy.
 
         
        Priests act as a bridge between God and humanity, and as Pope Benedict XVI explained, the priest’s mission is “to link these two realities that appear to be so separate…to bring human beings to God, to His redemption, to His true light, to His true life.”
 
        In 2025, the Perth Vocations Office was privileged to work with five Catholic schools across Western Australia, each offering a unique opportunity for students to reflect on God’s call in their lives.
 
        These houses of formation for the priesthood are pivotal in supplying the Archdiocese and abroad with priests for pastoral ministry.
 
        Ordained priest in Melbourne in September 1987, new Hobart Archbishop Tony Ireland grew up in Melbourne’s inner south and studied at the Corpus Christi Seminary College.
 
        During the meeting, Prime Minister Albanese formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for the International Eucharistic Congress, set to be hosted in Sydney.
 
         
         
        Annette Morey began her career serving as a leader at St Norbert College, before moving to Prendiville Catholic College and then Mater Dei College, where she was widely praised for her commitment to faith formation and academic excellence.
