Christians around the globe have continued on with Easter events, experimenting with new types of worship as many countries stay under lockdown.
Some clergy have actually been preaching to electronic cameras in empty churches as their congregation watch services online this Easter Saturday.
But in other countries customs continued as typical, ignoring calls for harder constraints to include the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Francis led an Easter vigil at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican …
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… but the service was only open up to Vatican assistants and guests. A live stream of the Mass was posted online for other worshippers to see instead.
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Other churches like this one in Colombo, Sri Lanka, likewise live-streamed their services amongst empty seats.
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In Belarus, the government has actually ignored calls to impose stricter procedures, prompting worshippers to attend a ceremony as normal at this Catholic church in Dvorets.
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