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Brazil’s Catholic youth want more doctrine, a reverent liturgy, and less politics, survey finds

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Young Catholics in Brazil are thirsting for more formation about the Church and say there is an excessive emphasis on sociopolitical issues, according to the National Survey on Youth Evangelization, which interviewed over 11,000 people across Brazil in 2025.

The data were recently presented at a meeting of the Permanent Council of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB, by its Portuguese acronym).

The report presented partial results from the survey, conducted in 2025 by the Episcopal Commission for Youth of the CNBB in partnership with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Youth Observatory, the UNESCO Chair on Youth, Education, and Society, and the Department of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Adolescents and young adults, aged 12 to 29 and from all regions of Brazil, participated in the study. A non-probabilistic, voluntary (opt-in) methodology was employed, utilizing a predominantly quantitative, self-administered digital questionnaire distributed through the Connected Youth communication channels.

Holiness and faith The study showed that holiness and Christian faith were the most frequently mentioned…

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Jovan SavićIt is good to hear that young people in Brazil are looking for more science of religion and serious liturgy, and less politics. Here in Montenegro, people also often complain that at meetings there is more talk about ecology and social issues than about the Holy Mysteries and catechism. I hope the bishops will take it seriously.

Илья МорозовIt’s good that young people say directly: more teaching about faith and reverent liturgy, less politics. I also notice in our Sunday school classes that children come to life faster when we talk about the Sacraments, and not about “current social issues.” I hope the Brazilian bishops will actually listen to these 11 thousand voices.