Priests report Mass attendance significantly below pre-COVID-19 numbers lifesitenews.com
With pastors from areas such as Kentucky and Florida reporting Mass attendance numbers well below now-reduced church capacity, the role of faith – and fear – in the life of American Catholics is becoming increasingly clear.
Father Andrew Chan, pastor of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Miramar, Florida, had been preparing to increase the number of Masses upon church reopening in June in order to prevent crowding. He was surprised to find much emptier pews than expected, and instead had to cut Masses…
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