Catholic Churches during the Covid-19 pandemic: enhanced entrance to the Internet as a stimulator of the search for new forms and meanings

Abstract

The enhanced virtualization of religious and ecclesiastical life as a forced reaction of the Catholic Churches caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is analyzed. Relevant practical steps of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church are revealed, the leading problem
of digitalization of the Church in theological assessments of clergy and their proposals for further church development is determined.
Keywords: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, digitalization of the Church, Covid-19 pandemic