Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 00:00
A new research report by sociologist Dr. Brian Conway investigates the seminary routes, seminary experiences, and social backgrounds of seminarians for the Catholic diocesan priesthood in the national seminary at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth.
The 72-page study, which was commissioned by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was primarily based on a survey distributed to seminarians enrolled in the seminary in the 2012-13 academic year. A summary of the research was published in the journal Review of Religious Research.