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Easter events continue under global lockdown

Byindianadmin

Apr 12, 2020
Easter events continue under global lockdown

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.

Pope Francis leads the Easter Vigil Mass at the Vatican Image copyright
EPA

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Pope Francis led an Easter vigil at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican …

Pope Francis leads the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Image copyright
REMO CASILLI/ SWIMMING POOL

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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.

A Sri Lankan man wearing a protective mask ring the church bells for the start of Easter Sunday service at the almost deserted all Saints church during an island-wide curfew, in Colombo, Sri Lanka Image copyright
EPA

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Other churches like this one in Colombo, Sri Lanka, likewise live-streamed their services amongst empty seats.

People attend a service on the eve of Catholic Easter, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the village of Dvorets, Belarus Image copyright
Reuters

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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.

Deacon Bernd Malecki and server Anna hold an Easter service in front of portraits of believers at the St. Barbara church in Oberhausen, western Germany. Image copyright
AFP

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