Pastoral Care at the Time of Lockdown: An Exploratory Study of the Catholic Church in South Tyrol (Italy)

Abstract In order to assess the impact of covid-19 on catholic pastoral care, an exploratory study was conducted in South Tyrol (Italy) by administering an online survey to parish priests and laypeople with an office within the local Diocese. With reference to the lockdown period, the research aimed...

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Auteurs: Isetti, Giulia (Auteur) ; Stawinoga, Elzbieta Agnieszka (Auteur) ; Pechlaner, Harald 1965- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2021
Dans: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Année: 2021, Volume: 10, Numéro: 3, Pages: 355-381
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Südtirol / Église catholique / Covid-19 / Pandémie / Ministère pastoral / Numérisation
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
CH Christianisme et société
KBJ Italie
KDB Église catholique romaine
RG Aide spirituelle; pastorale
ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication
Sujets non-standardisés:B Lockdown
B Pastoral Care
B Covid-19
B Catholic Church
B PARISH PRIESTS
B use of ict
B South Tyrol (Italy)
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Résumé:Abstract In order to assess the impact of covid-19 on catholic pastoral care, an exploratory study was conducted in South Tyrol (Italy) by administering an online survey to parish priests and laypeople with an office within the local Diocese. With reference to the lockdown period, the research aimed to investigate: (1) how pastoral care was delivered; (2) changes in the use of ict within religious activities; and (3) the vision of the future for the Church in a mediatized world. Respondents believe that: (1) pastoral activities have slowed down, even though contact with the faithful was kept up through phone or the Internet; (2) the level of digitalization of the parishes has increased; however, the communication was mostly one-way and top-down. Finally, results show that (3) attitudes towards digital media are divergent: they are perceived as having the potential to either strengthen or weaken the relationship between the Church and the faithful.
ISSN:2165-9214
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/21659214-bja10054