Abstract:El evidente alejamiento entre los postulados religiosos y la actividad secular nos ha llevado al desorden espiritual y al olvido de las necesidades y aspiraciones auténticas del ser humano. La mentalidad y la praxis actuales, hacia lo que se considera meramente útil o verificable, nos ha llevado a esta antinomia de extremos polarizados, La espiritualidad de la educación integral...
“…7 ). The development is possible if several factors are met: guarantee of safety, support and cooperation, increased level of human capital and entrepreneurship—innovation and expansion (Pineda-Albaladejo et al 2020 ). Fig.…”
This study presents the results of the examination of the influence of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus pandemic on religious tourism and pilgrimages to selected Catholic pilgrimage sites in Europe during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March–September 2020). Field research conducted in shrines and on several pilgrimage routes involved interviews with shrine custodians and staff as well as pilgrims. Data regarding tourism and pilgrimage movement were also gathered. Research results have shown that the tourism and pilgrimage movement to the analysed shrines decreased by 90–95% during the first six months of the pandemic. The shrines in Santiago de Compostela and Lourdes were closed for a few weeks during the first wave of coronavirus spread. The influence of the pandemic on the age structure of pilgrims is noticeable, with a distinct decrease in the number of pilgrims aged 60 + . Also, the reasons for pilgrimages to shrines have changed. The overriding principle followed by shrine custodians and organisers of pilgrimages was to ensure the safety of pilgrims on their way to shrines and, most importantly, in the shrine areas. The largest Catholic shrines in Europe encouraged pilgrims to deepen their bonds with the shrine through participation in online services and prayers and to pursue spiritual and virtual pilgrimages. The study also shows a model of the development of pilgrimages and religious tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“…7 ). The development is possible if several factors are met: guarantee of safety, support and cooperation, increased level of human capital and entrepreneurship—innovation and expansion (Pineda-Albaladejo et al 2020 ). Fig.…”
This study presents the results of the examination of the influence of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus pandemic on religious tourism and pilgrimages to selected Catholic pilgrimage sites in Europe during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March–September 2020). Field research conducted in shrines and on several pilgrimage routes involved interviews with shrine custodians and staff as well as pilgrims. Data regarding tourism and pilgrimage movement were also gathered. Research results have shown that the tourism and pilgrimage movement to the analysed shrines decreased by 90–95% during the first six months of the pandemic. The shrines in Santiago de Compostela and Lourdes were closed for a few weeks during the first wave of coronavirus spread. The influence of the pandemic on the age structure of pilgrims is noticeable, with a distinct decrease in the number of pilgrims aged 60 + . Also, the reasons for pilgrimages to shrines have changed. The overriding principle followed by shrine custodians and organisers of pilgrimages was to ensure the safety of pilgrims on their way to shrines and, most importantly, in the shrine areas. The largest Catholic shrines in Europe encouraged pilgrims to deepen their bonds with the shrine through participation in online services and prayers and to pursue spiritual and virtual pilgrimages. The study also shows a model of the development of pilgrimages and religious tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hope finds its place in moments of negativity as a glimpse beyond the things themselves towards the things to come. Hope is based on a structure of vision that suddenly allows us to see the invisible and the unapparent beautiful in a way that goes beyond chronological time. Even though it refers us to eschatology, this vision of hope exists only in the present time rooted in waiting and should be as such the transforming force of daily life. By referring to Plato, Heidegger, the Old and New Testament, and some ecclesiastical documents, this article presents Chronos and Kairos of hope.
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