These houses of formation for the priesthood are pivotal in supplying the Archdiocese and abroad with priests for pastoral ministry.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, centre, with from left, Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn, Archdiocesan Assembly Implementation Committee Members Catherine Nguyen and Rommie Maserai and Manager, Special Projects, Tony Giglia. Photo: Jamie O'Brien. The Archdiocese of Perth is entering an important new chapter in its journey of synodality with the establishment of the Diocesan Pa...

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.

Health and Ageing Minister Mark Butler. Photo: Sourced/X Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the government’s decision to delay the implementation of the Aged Care Act until 1 November to ensure providers and over 280,000 clients have enough time to transition to the new Support at Home program. “We strongly support the reforms enacted in the Aged Care Act but this delay is needed to ...

Keith Pitt, Australia's new ambassador to the Holy See, gives Pope Leo XIV a piece of art made by students and staff at St Francis Catholic Primary School in Tannum Sands, Australia, during a meeting on 3 June 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, His Excellency Keith Pitt has last week Tuesday 3 June, met with Pope Le...

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.

Since 1942, St Charles Seminary has been a place of formation for men aspiring towards the priesthood in Western Australia. Photo: Perth Vocations Office. Since 1942, St Charles Seminary has been a place of formation for men aspiring towards the priesthood in Western Australia. On Sunday 18 May 2025, it welcomed some 40 men enquiring about the priesthood at its annual Open Day, supported...

The Golden Jubilee celebration will take place on Sunday 15 June 2025, with a special Thanksgiving Mass at 10.00am, to be celebrated by Vicar General, the Very Rev Vincent Glynn, and concelebrated by several visiting clergy. Photo: The Record. The Archdiocese of Perth will mark a significant milestone in 2025 as Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Rottnest Island celebrates its 50th anniversar...

The research, led by Dr Andrea Salins of ACU’s Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between the reading-related mental health of children with reported ear and hearing difficulties (rEHD). Photo: Sourced. Children with hearing difficulties who experience early reading struggles are at risk of developing poor mental health ou...