Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica

A Massachusetts public school chorus cancelled a performance planned for Easter Sunday Mass in Italy after an advocacy organization told school officials it would violate the First Amendment.
The chamber chorus at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School is planning to tour Europe in the spring. The highlight of the original schedule was a performance Easter Sunday at St. Anthony's Basilica in Padua, Italy, which is considered one of the most beautiful in Europe.