Religion in Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is religiously neutral, so it has no official religion. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by law. The level of religiosity of the population is high. The main religion is Christianity. 60% of Christians adhere to the Roman Catholic movement. About 6% of the population consider themselves Protestants. 4% of the country's residents are Orthodox. In addition, there are small groups of some other Christian denominations in the country: Baptists, Moravian Brethren, Seventh-day Adventists, Old Catholics, Apostolic Church, Hussites, etc. Up to 5 thousand Muslims live here, but there is not a single mosque. About 13% of the population consider themselves atheists.

Faith is practiced in everyday life in Slovakia, so there are a sufficient number of Christian kindergartens, schools and higher education institutions in the country. Catholic religious studies is a compulsory subject in schools, but everyone has the opportunity to choose ethical education as an alternative. The church publishes its own newspapers and magazines, it has a TV channel and radio stations. The Christian Democratic movement is actively involved in the political life of the country. In any locality there is at least one church.

Registered religious organizations receive subsidies from the state budget for the maintenance of premises and clergy. The state pays for the teaching of lectures on religion in schools. Religious organizations are exempt from some taxes and customs duties.

The state divides unregistered religions operating in the country into three categories: non-traditional religions (Ananda Marga, Krishna Consciousness, etc.), syncretic religious organizations (Unification Church, Church of Scientology, etc.), and Christian religious organizations.