National Vocations Awareness Week (2 – 9 August), will provide a myriad of opportunities for prayer, fellowship and community. Image: Perth Vocations Office. The Perth Vocations Office is inviting Catholics across the Archdiocese to take part in National Vocations Awareness Week (2 – 9 August), with an expanded program of events designed to encourage people to explore the many ways God call...

The week opens with a Vocations Mass on Sunday 2 August, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po at St Mary’s Cathedral at 11am. Image: Supplied. Catholics across the Archdiocese of Perth are invited to pray for vocations and reflect on God's call in their own lives during National Vocations Awareness Week, celebrated across Australia from 2 to 9 August 2026. The Perth Vocations Office ...

Speaking to members of the Cursillo movement in early January, Archbishop Costelloe described Mary’s faith journey as a progression from being “frightened” to “confused” to “totally committed” to God’s will, as demonstrated by her “Yes” to the angel.

Saintly wisdom was freely offered to some 130 guests attending “Trust and Love in Troubled Times, Drawing Inspiration from St Louie, St Zélie and St Thérèse”, a one-day spiritual retreat spearheaded by Catholic Mission, held at Infant Jesus Church, Morley Parish, on Thursday 1 October.

Members and friends of Perth’s Focolare Movement gathered at Muresk Institute in Northam from 9 to 11 October for its annual Mariapolis retreat, with the theme “A light for the world”, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Focolare founder Chiara Lubich.