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What’s keeping young Catholics in the pews?

What is it that leads some young adults to embrace their faith and make it their own?

Jack Figge
Dec 04, 2025
∙ Paid

It’s no secret that many baptized Catholics stop practicing their faith at some point – often in early adulthood.

Recent data from the General Social Survey found that only about half of young adult respondents from 2018-2022 who were raised Catholic still consider themselves Catholic.

Young people pray during NCYC 2025. Credit: Jack Figge/Pillar Media.

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