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Church-going youth declines

13.08.2009

Over 90 percent of Poland’s youth claim to be ‘believers’ in the Catholic Church but only half of them attend church every Sunday or more often, according to a survey done by the pollsters CBOS.

 

Every week, 45 percent of church-goers are between the ages 18-24 years old. Four percent of Poland’s youth attends mass more than once a week.

 

At the beginning of the 1990s, more young people in that age group attended church regularly – two-thirds.

 

Today, fourty percent of young people claim to attend church a few times a year whereas the figure several years ago was 20 percent.

 

Only twelve percent of Poland’s youth do not admit to participating in any religious activities. (mmj)