Manila churches again lock down for Holy Week but plan to reopen for Easter

Parishes in the Manila metropolitan area have been forced to cancel Holy week celebrations after government health authorities prohibited religious gatherings due to a spike in Covid-19 infections. Church officials said they would be locked down beginning on 22nd March and would reopen for Easter, on 4th April 4, ucanews.com reported. The Philippines recently recorded the highest Covid-19 infection rates since the pandemic began.... Read More

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August 23, 2020

A lot of room in the inn: most of Italy’s religious guesthouses reopen

The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a powerful blow to the tourism industry, including the religious guesthouses in Italy that specialise in welcoming pilgrims. Fabio Rocchi, president of the Italian association of religious guesthouses, said that of the 1,700 guesthouses he regularly interacts with only “140 have closed their doors to hospitality definitively. The properties will... Read More

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July 10, 2020

New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn Diocese

Twenty schools in the Archdiocese of New York will not reopen in autumn because of the financial fallout caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Archdiocesan education officials also announced that three schools will merge. A news release from the archdiocese cited the pandemic for sickening thousands of people with Covid-19, the illness caused by the... Read More

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June 17, 2020

Private prayer in reopened places of worship is ‘moment of grace’

Church buildings in England were reopened for private individual prayer earlier this week with strict rules in place. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, joined the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Monday 15th June as the two Church leaders started the day together in prayer. They spent... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Government publishes guidance on reopening churches for private prayer

The Government has published its guidance for the safe reopening of churches for private, individual prayer, including suggestions for a booking system, the use of screens, staggering arrival and departure times, having times solely for vulnerable groups and closing when normal services are taking place. According to the guidance, places of worship will now be... Read More

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June 11, 2020

No collective worship in England before 4th July, says faith minister

Collective worship in England will not take place before phase three of the plan to exit lockdown begins, a Government minister has said. Faith Minister Lord (Stephen) Greenhalgh said communal prayer could take place from 4th July at the earliest. It was announced at the weekend that churches and other places of worship can open... Read More

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June 8, 2020

Bishop welcomes reopening of churches for private prayer as ‘first step’ towards restoration of Mass and sacraments

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has welcomed the Government’s announcement that churches can reopen after nearly three months of lockdown. Bishop Mark Davies said the opening of churches for private and individual prayer from Monday 15th June represents the “first step towards the public celebration of the Mass and the Sacraments”. “I very much welcome the... Read More

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June 5, 2020

China makes preaching patriotism compulsory to reopen churches

Catholics are upset about a directive from China’s communist government asking priests to ‘preach on patriotism’ as a condition for reopening liturgical services, suspended earlier this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ucanews.com reported the Catholic Patriotic Association and the Chinese Catholic educational administration committee of Zhejiang province jointly issued a notice on 29th May... Read More

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Manila churches again lock down for Holy Week but plan to reopen for Easter

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Private prayer in reopened places of worship is ‘moment of grace’

Government publishes guidance on reopening churches for private prayer

No collective worship in England before 4th July, says faith minister

Bishop welcomes reopening of churches for private prayer as ‘first step’ towards restoration of Mass and sacraments

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