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Between faith and the pandemic
How corona has changed religious communities [You can read the article in German below the English version or click here to get to the original.] Easter 2020: instead of tens of thousands of believers, the Pope celebrated Easter Mass alone with just a few other clerics. Elsewhere, digital offerings flourished, such as an Easter service organised by…
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A Stimulating Meeting at the University of Montreal
The Recov-19 team staged a symposium on religion and Covid-19 at the University of Montreal, August 13, 2024. Organized by Solange Lefebvre (coinvestigator), Mathieu Colin and Karel Leyva (Research professionals), from the Research Chair Cultural and Religious Diversity, the event provided a platform for the international team to share their findings with a diverse audience…
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An International Showcase for the Recov-19 Team
On August 10th and 11th, 2004, the Association for the Sociology of Religion gathered in Montreal, Quebec (Canada), for its annual meeting. Nearly 20 religion scholars from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas shared the results of their ongoing research, including various members of the Recov-19 international research team, who were at the forefront of…
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COVID-19: Religious topics receive little media coverage
[You can read the article in French below the English version or click here to get to the original.] ‘During the three years I covered COVID, I didn’t think much about religion’, admitted André Picard of the Globe and Mail. It was with this remark that the journalist and columnist began his address to the…
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Seminar “Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on pastoral care” in Poland
On June 12th prof. Mandes and Dr. Kolodziejska co-organized a hybrid seminar with the Polish Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, which is a member of the Advisory Board in our project. The seminar was titled “Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on pastoral care”. Several participants, including academics, Roman Catholic priests and laypeople joined online. The presentation was followed by…
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Annual Meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR)
Theme: Religion and Intersectionality The 2024 annual meeting welcomes discussion and exploration of all research relevant to the sociological study of religion today and especially solicits theoretically and methodologically rigorous scholarship pursuing themes of religion and intersectionality. It will take place in Montréal, Quebec on August 9-11, 2024. We are happy to announce, that the…
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International Symposium: Religions and Covid-19 Pandemic
We are happy to announce that on Tuesday, 08/13/24, a colloquium entitled “Religions and Covid-19 Pandemic” will take place at the Université de Montréal organised by our team member Solange Lefebvre. The bilingual event will be simultaneously translated and a hybrid participation is possible. You can find the program below this blogpost and use the…
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New Publication: Religion on the island of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic
In July the Ireland team published a new article with the title Religion on the island of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic: piety in the public sphere? You can access the article via the link below this blogpost. Gadys Ganiel and Caoihme Ní Dhónaill examine how religious institutions and religious media on the island of Ireland framed…
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Farewell and Welcome in the German team
We are announcing a significant change within our team: Dr. Hannah Grünenthal, who has been Post Doctoral Researcher in the German team for the last two years, is leaving the project to pursue new opportunities. Hannah’s dedication and expertise have greatly contributed to our success, and she will be missed by all her team members.…
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Findings on Religion and Covid in Russia and Belarus by Victor Khroul
In todays meeting Victor Khroul, a team member for nearly a year by now, presents his findings on Religion and Covid in Russian and Belarussian publications and media. The comparison of his results to the results from Germany, Canada, Ireland/Northern Ireland and Poland, is most fruitful, as new aspects are expected to surface.
