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[Pope] Clement decided to baptize coffee in order to fool Satan...

The beloved church coffee hour may soon return as COVID-19 fades

Coffee and Beans
by: Bob Smietana April 29, 2021 (RNS) — The first time coffee showed up in church, things did not go well. First developed in the Muslim world in the mid-800s,Read More

Of the seismic changes brought by COVID-19, the expansion of online platforms for churches is perhaps the biggest.

Churches’ embrace of technology likely permanent

Technology and COVID-19
by: Scott Barkley NASHVILLE, March 10. 2021 (BP) – Facebook timelines changed forever on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Many if not most churches opted to go digital-only that day afterRead More

“Our tutors and students have made the best of a very difficult situation...”

Pandemic Pivoting: Dominican Literacy Center adapts

Dominican Literacy Center continues during pandemic
AURORA, Ill., Jan. 2, 2021 — “’A’” is for adaptation.” That’s how Dominican Sister Kathleen Ryan, OP, summed up the Dominican Literacy Center’s response to the pandemic. Sr. Ryan, founderRead More

Unfortunately for digital congregants, that means they are also more accessible to online trolls...

‘Zoombombing’ comes for houses of worship

by: Aysha Khan BOSTON, March 30, 2020 (RNS) — On Sunday, Alex Merritt was signed in to the Zoom video conferencing app, discussing a biblical passage with members of hisRead More

Congregational leaders find themselves relying on multiple digital tools....

Opinion: COVID-19 could end church as we know it. And I feel fine.

church technology in Spain during COVID-19 crisis
by: Paul O’Donnell (C. Christopher Smith) March 27, 2020 (RNS) — The coronavirus pandemic has quickly swept the globe, throwing just about every human institution into chaos. Faith communities areRead More