The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.
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Across faiths, rules are bent as coronavirus alters worship
Religious leaders are waiving age-old requirements to shield their congregations from the illness.
Virus lockdown hits Vatican as Pope Francis livestreams audience
The pontiff holds his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the city-state implements Italy’s drastic virus lockdown measures.
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
They include a decision by numerous Catholic dioceses to suspend the serving of wine during Communion.
Vatican confirms first coronavirus case as pope recovers from cold
The city-state’s health clinic, which is used by Vatican employees and their families, is shuttered for sanitizing.
Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat
It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises.
Pope cancels audiences for 3rd day over apparent cold
Francis is, however, continuing to work from his residence at the Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel and is receiving people in private.
Coronavirus prompts Mormons to cancel key leadership event
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is postponing a key April meeting of its top global leaders.
Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection
It’s another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that involved a former bishop of Maine’s diocese.
Pope, sick a second day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
The Vatican hasn’t said what exactly Francis has come down with, but he was coughing and blowing his nose during Ash Wednesday Mass this week.