How steep is Poland’s drop in Mass attendance?

Mass attendance is falling fast in Poland, one of Europe’s most Catholic countries. How fast? We took a look at the numbers.

Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, southern Poland. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

Around 28% of Poland’s Catholics attended Mass in 2021, according to the latest official statistics.

The new figures were said to indicate a “dramatic fall” in church attendance in one of Europe’s most Catholic countries.

So, what does the new data say? How do researchers int…