Posts Tagged ‘Online worship’

“Online worship is a loss, not a gain” say researchers

Monday, October 4th, 2021
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A “deep-seated dissatisfaction” with online worship during the Covid-19 pandemic has been identified by new research published this week. In a year-long joint project by the University of Chester and Manchester Metropolitan University, researchers held focus groups with hundreds of members of the public and clergy about their perceptions of religious life during COVID-19. “Rituals Read more

Mass attendance trebles during lockdown

Monday, April 20th, 2020

Mass attendance has trebled in a Welsh diocese due to online services being broadcast. The Welsh bishops’ conference website says about 1300 people viewed the Palm Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. This is three times the normal congregation for that service. There has also been a vast increase in daily Mass attendance in the Read more