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Research Article | Volume 4 Issue 3 (May-Jun, 2022)
The Effects of Covid 19 On The Catholic Church of Morogoro Town Deanery, Morogoro Catholic Diocese
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Abstract

This paper present part of the finding of a study that investigate the Effects of COVID 19 on the Catholic Church of Morogoro Town Deanery, Morogoro Catholic Diocese in Tanzania. The study was driven with the current situation of the pandemic COVID-19 which affect many spheres of social, economic and political dimension in the world including Tanzanian country. The study involved 154 respondents selected from different catholic churches in Morogoro diocese. Case study was used to guide the findings with combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data obtained through questionnaire and interview reveal that, there is significant relationship between effects of COVID-19 on pastoral, liturgical and spiritual church activities. Besides the effects that this pandemic has had on the economy, social life and political scene, it has affected religion in various ways. The effects on religion are manifold. The immediate regulations issued by the local government for social distancing, the prohibition of mass gatherings, and the closure of all religious places has disrupted all aspects of everyday religious life. Despite of different preventive methods provided by WHO, ministry of Health in Tanzania and other health donors still the pandemic is not solved up to date. The church member are required to take measures to protect themselves against the spread of COVID-19 which sometimes affect the faith of many followers at Morogoro diocese.

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