The Journal of Religion in Europe (Vol. 19, Issue 1-2, June 2026) has published a special issue on “Religion and Covid-19,” edited by Gladys Ganiel, Solange Lefebvre, and Kerstin Radde-Antweiler. It presents the key findings of a comparative research project on how religious communities in Germany, Poland, Ireland/Northern Ireland, and Canada responded to the pandemic.
After an introductory article by the editors, country case studies examine institutional responses (Amrei Sander), the religious landscape in Poland (Kołodziejska, Mandes, Ostrowska, Rabiej-Sienicka), and the situation in Ireland/Northern Ireland (Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill) and Canada (Mathieu Colin). Further contributions analyze digital media use across churches (Kołodziejska) and vaccination discourses (Ganiel). The issue concludes with reflections on religion, authority, and power (Lefebvre) and on church communication during the crisis (Radde-Antweiler).