a b s t r a c tIn this work, CaTiO 3 powders doped with Mg 2þ ions and CaTiO 3 powders co-doped with Mg 2þ and Eu 3þ ions were prepared by the polymeric precursor method (PPM). These powders were characterized by different characterization techniques to study the influence of Mg 2þ doping as well as Mg 2þ and Eu 3þ codoping in structural and optical properties of CaTiO 3 perovskite-type structure. The Rietveld refinement and Micro-Raman analyses suggested the substitution Mg 2þ and Eu 3þ ions in the A-site of CaTiO 3 perovskite. The influence of Mg 2þ doping can be detected by the displacement of calcium and oxygen atomic positions when compared to the non-doped CaTiO 3 powder. When Eu 3þ ions are added to the Asite of this perovskite the excess of positive charge can be compensated by the formation of calcium vacancies. Luminescence data showed that Ca 1-x Mg x TiO 3 and Ca 1x Mg x/2 Eu 2y/3 TiO 3 powders are potential materials for fabrication of lighting devices based on near-UV and blue LED using an excitation wavelength of 397 and/or 450 nm.