The Catholic Standard was an Irish weekly Roman Catholic newspaper. It ceased publication in 1978. The Standard was founded in May 1928 in Dublin, Ireland. It changed its name to the Catholic Standard in July 1963. Peter O'Curry became editor in 1938. He claimed to have raised the readership from 8,000 to 80,000 a week. During his tenure, writers such as Francis MacManus, Patrick Kavanagh, Benedict Kiely and Gabriel Fallon contributed to the paper. James White (later director of the National Gallery) was arts critic. The paper was opposed to the Vietnam War and the Arms Race.