In 2020, when surveyed on the eve of the Assumption, two thirds of French practicing Catholics (66 percent) reported owning a Bible, which was two points more than in 1988. On the other hand, there has been a significant decrease in the number of French believers who have other religious objects in their homes, such as crucifixes (51 percent, -34 points), rosaries (62 percent, -25 points), statues of the Virgin Mary (66 percent, -14 points) or holy water (31 percent, -20 points).
Objects of worship owned by practicing Catholics in France between 1988 and 2020
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* Ipsos survey for Le Monde and RTL conducted from September 10 to 15, 1988 among a sample of 900 people, representative of the French population aged 15 and over.
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