Massachusetts Churches Authorized To Open Again With Conditions

Massachusetts Churches Authorized To Open Again With Conditions

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is authorizing churches to have public services again, but only at 40 percent capacity of the buildings.

Church-goers would be required to wear masks and sit at least 6 feet apart if they aren't family members.

Give Us Mass Back, Prayer Gathering Participants Tell Cardinal O’Malley
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Give Us Mass Back, Prayer Gathering Participants Tell Cardinal O’Malley

Matthew McDonald

About 135 people sang and prayed outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston this afternoon, asking the archbishop to re-open Catholic churches.

Organizers called it a prayer gathering, not a rally. There were no speeches or signs. Instead, people sang hymns and prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the rosary, two of the best-known Catholic prayers. It lasted about 35 minutes.

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