From vast Roman Catholic cathedrals to Protestant churches, this year’s Easter celebrations have been marked by COVID-19 restrictions
Christianity’s happiest holiday was celebrated around the world with worshipers spaced out on pews and choirs singing “Hallelujah” through face covers on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions.
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Priests and a nun wearing face masks attend Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and raised from the dead, in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday April 4, 2021. Photo via The Associated Press / Oded Balilty
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People sit at a distance from each other in the cathedral during Easter services in Hildesheim, Germany. Despite the Corona pandemic and the many contact restrictions, churches are allowed to celebrate many presence services around Easter. Photo by Julian Stratenschulte / dpa via The Associated Press
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Veal family members and friends join in prayer during the Westside Easter Sunrise Service at Will Rogers State Beach on Santa Monica Bay on the Pacific Coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo via Associated Press / Damian Dovarganes
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Reverend Russels Governale serves Communion during an Easter service in Spanish at St Bartholomew’s Roman Catholic Church in New York City. The parish has lost 80 members due to COVID-19. Photo via The Associated Press / Mark Lennihan
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Parishioners of St Paul’s Episcopal Church stand in worship during an Easter sunrise service held at the burial site outside Old St Luke’s Church in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. For many worshipers, this was the first in-person worship service they’ve attended since the coronavirus outbreak in November. Photo via Associated Press / Jessie Wardarski
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A woman wearing a face mask attends Easter Sunday mass led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and raised from the dead, in the old city of Jerusalem. Photo via The Associated Press / Oded Balilty
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People attend an Easter Sunrise Service at the Palm Eastern Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas. Photo via Associated Press / John Locher
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Priests surround the aedicule during Easter Sunday Mass led by the Latin Patriarch at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected, in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo via The Associated Press / Oded Balilty
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Apostolic Pentecostals celebrate Easter on the ground in Soweto Township in Johannesburg. Such an independent South African church is made up of small groups of worshipers mixing African traditions and Bible study. Photo via Associated Press / Jerome Delay
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Pope Francis leaves after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Photo via Associated Press / Filippo Monteforte
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A Catholic priest carries a statue of Jesus Christ as he walks in a religious procession during the celebration of Holy Easter in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow, Russia. Photo via Associated Press / Pavel Golovkin
