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How Catholic is Italy still? The latest statistics on the state of the Church

Among those identifying as Catholic, a mere 15.3% describe themselves as regular churchgoers, and the largest share, 34.9%, attend services only occasionally, while 20.9% see themselves as “non-practicing.” The trend of “internalized faith” is reshaping how Italians relate to the Church, as more than half (56.1%) who step away from regular practice state they live out their faith privately.