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Orthodox Jewish leaders unite against the coronavirus

by ELANA SCHOR Associated Press March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Six organizations jointly urge their members to heed social distancing rules designed to fight the pandemic.

by Michelle Boorstein The Washington Post March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

The Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, La., holds services for hundreds despite the governor’s ban on gatherings of more than 50 people.

by Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey The Washington Post March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

In a matter of days, religious congregations across the country have learned how to go virtual.

The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.

by DAVID CRARY Associated Press March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Religious leaders are waiving age-old requirements to shield their congregations from the illness.

by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

The pontiff holds his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the city-state implements Italy’s drastic virus lockdown measures.

by Emanuel Stoakes The Washington Post March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

There is frustration in the Muslim community over alleged failures by the authorities in the lead-up to the slaughter one year ago.

by DAVID CRARY Associated Press March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

They include a decision by numerous Catholic dioceses to suspend the serving of wine during Communion.

by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

The city-state’s health clinic, which is used by Vatican employees and their families, is shuttered for sanitizing.

by MARIA VERZA, NICOLE WINFIELD and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Mexico’s bishops say the Vatican has suspended the clerical abuse fact-finding and assistance event due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy.