No Youth Revival in the United States: 12% Left Catholicism, 1% Converted
There is no statistical evidence of a mass conversion or religious revival among young adults in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center’s Religion Holds Steady in America report published December 8.
No Mass Conversion Among Young Adults
Contrary to claims often made in neoconservative Catholic publications, young adults are not returning to Christianity in large numbers.
- Young adults (aged 18–30) are significantly less religious than older Americans, a trend that continues today.
- Around 55% of the youngest adult group identified with a religion in 2025, which is almost unchanged from 57% in 2020.
- Only 1% of adults aged 18–24 have converted to Catholicism, while 12% have left it.
- Similarly, only 1% have converted to schismatic Orthodox groups, while a similar proportion have left.
- Overall, 26% of young adults are former Christians, while just 5% have converted to Christianity in any form.
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There was a revival in 1940's so WASP masons and Jews felt threatened so reacting they sent their experts to detonate in Rome the A-bomb of "Vatican II".
Judge a tree by its fruits. What does this say about the USCCB (US Catholic leadership) ?
There are basically no more Catholic schools. We are told Catholicism is NOT the only and best faith to profess, so there are very few conversions.