Madeleine Carrington

Madeleine Carrington was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Theology and History) and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Madeleine fell in love with the teachings of Saint John Paul II while she was studying at Notre Dame. She was inspired to be a missionary after attending the annual March for Life in Washington D.C in January 2012.

In August 2013, she moved to Philadelphia in the USA to dedicate a year of her life speaking to young people about the pro-life and chastity message. She has worked as a High School Teacher for a number of years and co-hosted a Chastity series on the Voice of Charity radio station. Madeleine has spoken to thousands of young people in America and across Australia. She has studied a number of courses under the Theology of the Body Institute in Pennsylvania, USA. In 2017 she co-founded Fire Up Ministries with her husband Simon.

Madeleine lives in Western Sydney with her husband Simon. In 2019 they welcomed their first Son Joseph Kolbe.