Thirty-six percent of young adult Catholics said they plan to attend Mass less frequently when stay-at-home orders related to the Covid-19 pandemic end and churches fully reopen.
That’s according to a survey conducted in July and August by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Another 51 percent say they will return to their normal pattern of attendance after the pandemic, and 14 percent said they plan to go to Mass more often.
2,214 self-identified Catholics between the ages of 18 and 35 were surveyed. A quarter said they participated in Mass online or on television during the pandemic “somewhat” or “very” often. Another 22 percent said they watched Mass “a little,” and 54 percent said they had not watched at all.
