“We came to the church for Easter so we get rid of the pandemic that we are in,” said Bassam Assaf. On the hills overlooking Soweto, a Johannesburg township, Apostolic Pentecostals gathered in small groups Sunday to mark Easter. Italy permits religious services in the pandemic if capacity is limited and masks are worn. Hundreds of Catholics gathered in the mammoth Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Easter Vigil service Saturday evening. After all-virtual Easter services last year, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City was at half-capacity for Sunday’s Mass.

Source: Egypt Independent April 05, 2021 08:26 UTC