Only 13 students sign up for the priesthood in Ireland [View all]

[SecularMotion]

The recruitment crisis in the Irish Catholic Church has hit the headlines again with confirmation that just 13 men will begin studying for the priesthood in the new academic year.

St Patrick’s College, Ireland’s national seminary, has welcomed just 13 new students from across the island for the start of the new term.

The Maynooth-based seminary says the figure is down seven students from 2013 and represents a sharp decline in numbers of Irish men willing to become priests.

The Irish Independent reports that the new 2014 group includes one trainee missionary priest.

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