Mass attendance rises and Church ‘exits’ fall in Austria

There is good news for Austrian Catholics in the latest annual statistics.

The Catholic Church in Austria saw an increase in Mass attendance, a decline in formal disaffiliation, and a rise in church tax revenue in 2024.

The Votivkirche (Votive Church) in Vienna, Austria. Leonhard Lenz/wikimedia CC0.

The Austrian bishops’ conference said Sept. 17 that the number of Massgoers “increased significantly” last year.

The Church measure…