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An Italian Experience of Spirituality from the Coronavirus Pandemic

Authors: Francesco Chirico, Gabriella Nucera

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 5/2020

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In this letter to the editor, the authors tell their personal experience in the fight against Coronavirus pandemic and call for more spirituality needed to battle in the COVID-19 emergency. They commemorate the story of many Italian priests who have died in this tragedy and claim that spiritual skills for healthcare workers are especially important in a disaster scenario like this COVID 19 pandemic, to relieve stress and psychic sufferance of the same healthcare professionals as well as of patients and their families.

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Title: An Italian Experience of Spirituality from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Authors: Francesco Chirico
Gabriella Nucera
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Coronavirus
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01036-1

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An Italian Experience of Spirituality from the Coronavirus Pandemic

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