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Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Boston can resume public Masses starting Saturday, May 23, a spokesman for the archbishop said Monday. Some churches might need as long as Sunday, May 31 to prepare changes to conform the governor's new rules, however, the archdiocese said in a written
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is authorizing churches to have public services again, but only at 40 percent capacity of the buildings. Church-goers would be required to wear masks and sit at least 6 feet apart if they aren't family members.
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About 135 people sang and prayed outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston this afternoon, asking the archbishop to re-open Catholic churches. Organizers called it a prayer gathering, not a rally. There were no speeches or signs. Instead, people sang hymns and prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
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State and local authorities have agreed not to try to punish a Worcester pastor for a public church service he is planning to have this weekend while the governor's aides work out how churches will be affected by the first phase of re-opening next week. Supporters of re-opening
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Leaders of a movement seeking to re-open churches in Massachusetts say they're disappointed they weren't invited to a meeting with the state board deciding which entities the governor will authorize to resume activities. Instead, religious leaders less eager to re-open out of concern for coronavirus participated
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Boston-area Catholics frustrated with the lack of Mass and confession are planning to gather outside the cathedral this weekend to call upon Cardinal Sean O'Malley to re-open the churches. Organizers are inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston to come for what an organizer describes as "
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The Worcester pastor who has held five church services for more people than the limit set by the governor is asking a federal judge to overturn the governor's order on the grounds that it violates religious freedom. Pastor Kris Casey and Adams Square Baptist Church filed suit in
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Pastor Nick White and Victory Baptist Church in Dedham now have help from a national organization in their fight to hold in-person church services. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian conservative legal interest group based in Arizona, sent Dedham town officials a letter on Wednesday demanding that they rescind the
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