Maria-Paz Lopez reports on the IARJ’s series of global dialogues about how COVID-19 is impacting faith communities in different parts of the world. We brought together journalists from diverse regions to share their stories on faith and coronavirus, and to reflect on how world religions are facing this unusual situation.  

Watch our dialogue on ‘Religion in Times of Pandemic’ from Latin America, held on September 16. Please help us spread news about this video, which was streamed real-time. (Miembros de la IARJ en América Latina mantuvieron un diálogo en español el 16 de septiembre de 2020. Rogamos difusión de la noticia sobre este vídeo, que fue transmitido en directo.)

Watch the third in our series of global dialogues.

This summer, journalists from Central and Eastern Europe gathered in Warsaw, Poland, for a conference exploring coverage of faith issues in public life, politics and history in the region, organized by the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) along with a number of sponsors. This column shares comments on these issues from many of the participants.

Religion is often at the heart of European news, related to issues including migration, politics, culture and public life. To explore these complex topics, the IARJ is holding a regional conference in Warsaw (Poland) on June 13-14 under the title “Journalism and Religion in Central and Eastern Europe.” One session is open to the public and will be streamed online.

IARJ European board member María-Paz López takes us inside a conference exploring the role journalists can play in accurately and fairly covering the waves of migration heading into Europe. She also provides helpful links to a report on journalists’ responses to migration, offered in four different languages.