The Church After Coronavirus

Fr. Davide Carbonaro, pastor of the Rome's Santa Maria in Campitelli parish, celebrates Mass May 18 the first day Masses with a congregation were allowed after the COVID-19 lockdown. (CNS/Stefano Dal Pozzolo)

The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing how we do and be church. What could these changes mean for us in the long-term? How will they affect us in the years to come, well after the initial threat of the pandemic has passed? NCR surveyed two dozen theologians, social directors, non-profit leaders and pastors, asking them each to consider these questions. 

The church after coronavirus: new understandings of social mission

By Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElwee

Social service and emergency care providers are pressed to find new ways to address people's needs in a time of health care crisis around the world. How will the pandemic change the way the church's social mission is perceived — and supported — in the future?

The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essential

By Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElwee

Global crises can lead to seismic changes or just clarify current challenges and possibilities. What kind of shift is taking place as people experience the Eucharist virtually and apart? NCR surveyed two dozen theologians, social directors, non-profit leaders and pastors. This is Part 2 of three parts and includes six responders.

The church after coronavirus: How our communities are changing

By Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElwee

It is a time of profound change. NCR surveyed two dozen theologians, social directors, non-profit leaders and pastors, asking them to consider what closed buildings and separation could mean for the church in the long term. This is Part 1 of three parts, focusing on community, and includes seven responders.

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