Photo above – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said preparations should be made for a full reopening of Catholic churches in Dublin.
Coronavirus: Face masks and congregations restricted to one third of size among plans for …
Independent.ie
Asked if the Irish faithful would be expected to wear facemasks in church, Dr Martin responded, “If facemasks are becoming obligatory in closed spaces, I …
[[] https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/coronavirus-face-masks-and-congregations-restricted-to-one-third-of-size-among-plans-for-reopening-churches-39203961.html ]
Covid-19: Dublin’s Catholic churches advised to prepare for full reopening
The Irish Times
Many churches in the archdiocese have remained open for private prayer, funerals, baptisms and weddings, with very limited numbers. The Archbishop …
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/covid-19-dublin-s-catholic-churches-advised-to-prepare-for-full-reopening-1.4251433 ]
Immoral, indecent and obscene, or timeless portraits of Ireland?
The Irish Times
Describing the Catholic Church as “that clumsy system of frustration, that strange compendium of ancient traditions and habit systems”, he declared it …
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/immoral-indecent-and-obscene-or-timeless-portraits-of-ireland-1.4250470 ]
Report that the Archbishop of Canterbury has been volunteering as a chaplain at St Thomas’s Hospital in London during lockdown.
Dail Telegraph
[[] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/12/archbishop-canterbury-has-secretly-volunteering-lockdown-as/ ]
Report that Durham Cathedral has begun live streaming of services following guidance from the House of Bishops and the Bishop of Durham.
Northern Echo
[[] https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18443734.services-durham-cathedral-live-streamed/ ]
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