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

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…