THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA IN PRACTICING CATHOLICISM: THE CASE STUDY OF CROATIA’S CATHOLICS
THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA IN PRACTICING CATHOLICISM: THE CASE STUDY OF CROATIA’S CATHOLICS

Summary/Abstract: The rapid growth of digitalization made many institutions to use digital media in presentations of their work, including the Catholic Church. New media has opened numerous opportunities to achieve a lot with limited financial resources. However, the new media is also a challenge for the Catholic Church, especially in the process of spreading evangelization. The aim of this research is to create an insight into the influence of new media on communication within Catholic community of Croatia and answer the question whether the new media and evangelization through them have affected alienation of Croatia’s Catholics from the Church. The authors are trying to answer this question by analyzing scientific articles, and through a poll on a representative sample. Another specific goal is to examine the transparency of communications and the effect on the image of the Church through new media. Data gathering was done through a questionnaire polling of a sample of questions. Current status and viewpoints on the questions are presented through descriptive statistics.

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