Photos: Churchgoers find new ways to worship amid coronavirus

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Photos: Churchgoers find new ways to worship amid coronavirus

Christian faithful congregate in inventive ways to limit the spread of coronavirus

Published: March 16, 2020 12:50 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-15T200410Z_609088360_RC2KKF9DVWMI_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348544616 — Eastside Foursquare Church, whose congregation includes family members of the residents of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, holds an online Sunday church service in an empty sanctuary at the in Bothell, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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A priest celebrates mass live-streamed on Facebook following the suspension of mass gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak, at an almost-empty chapel in Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines — A priest celebrates mass live-streamed on Facebook following the suspension of mass gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak, at an almost-empty chapel in Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T095900Z_218139644_RC29KF9VTFK9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1584348516413 — Priest Don Marco conducts Sunday mass alone in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, as churches close to the faithful to avoid coronavirus contagion, in Rome Image Credit: REUTERS

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Pope Francis walks in a deserted Rome to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, in Rome — Pope Francis walks in a deserted Rome to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, in Rome Image Credit: REUTERS

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Pope Francis sends a virtual hug after delivering his weekly Angelus prayer via video at the Vatican — Pope Francis sends a virtual hug after delivering his weekly Angelus prayer via video at the Vatican Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T234642Z_997156486_RC2NKF9T3GU5_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348508480 — Viewers leave comments from different cities as Archbishop of Seattle Paul D. Etienne celebrates Mass over Facebook Live in the chapel of St. James Cathedral after all parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle suspended celebrating the Eucharist with parishioners due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Seattle, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T131405Z_2091789005_RC2DKF98Y31Z_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-KENYA-1584348519799 — Catholic faithfuls use sanitizer provided by the church to clean their hands after a Sunday mass at the Holy Family Basilica ca in Nairobi, Kenya Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T221315Z_1479777503_RC2MKF9BEESL_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348532071 — Parishioners watch Sunday services on a screen in a lobby, after standard services were canceled following reports of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, at Eastside Church in Bothell, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T233730Z_562727065_RC2NKF9GD3TV_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348491290 — Pastor Nik Baumgart preaches from the church rooftop during a "drive-in" church service at The Grove Church where people stayed in their cars and tuned in to the pastor on their car radios after Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned large gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Marysville, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T202143Z_1941238406_RC2KKF9JBHJR_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-1584348548216 — Three people attend a mass at La Almudena Cathedral that is being lived streamed after Catholic masses were suspended during a partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Madrid, Spain Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T231017Z_1188809975_RC2NKF9ALIJW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348496298 — An empty holy water font is pictured at St. James Cathedral after all parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle suspended celebrating the Eucharist with parishioners due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Seattle, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T201007Z_1608615826_RC2KKF9LO3FO_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348502423 — Pastor Russ Schlecht prepares to lead an online Sunday church service in front of an empty sanctuary at the Eastside Foursquare Church, whose congregation includes family members of the residents of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Bothell, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T231807Z_583122469_RC2NKF90JKVO_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348498785 — Archbishop of Seattle Paul D. Etienne celebrates Mass over Facebook Live in the chapel of St. James Cathedral after all parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle suspended celebrating the Eucharist with parishioners due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Seattle, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T200408Z_278945790_RC2KKF9WGA2N_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348505749 — Pastor Russ Schlecht leads an online Sunday church service in front of an empty sanctuary at the Eastside Foursquare Church, whose congregation includes family members of the residents of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Bothell, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T232730Z_1494188454_RC2NKF9N11ZA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348534352 — Pastor Nik Baumgart preaches from the church rooftop during a "drive-in" church service at The Grove Church where people stayed in their cars and tuned in to the pastor on their car radios after Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned large gatherings due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in Marysville, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T110925Z_64672026_RC2BKF94NQ61_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1584348537728 — People pray in the San Francesco church, on the sixth day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus in Naples Image Credit: REUTERS

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Pope Francis delivers the weekly Angelus prayer via video at the Vatican — Pope Francis delivers the weekly Angelus prayer via video at the Vatican Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T234354Z_629929168_RC2NKF9S5EUZ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348488618 — Church members gather for a "drive-in" church service at The Grove Church where people stayed in their cars and tuned in to the pastor on their car radios after Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned large gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Marysville, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T205728Z_1477420625_RC2KKF9HL72O_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584348493841 — A staff member prays as Eastside Foursquare Church, whose congregation includes family members of the residents of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, holds an online Sunday church service in an empty sanctuary at the in Bothell, Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T154704Z_22880895_RC2FKF9LG427_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-POLAND-1584348528009 — A priest stands inside Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and of St. Joseph visually deserted, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Warsaw, Poland Image Credit: via REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T122034Z_981870466_RC2CKF9LOO9Z_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584348522775 — People congregate for a Sunday Service at Pitlochry Church of Scotland Pitlochry, Scotland Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T100558Z_90172112_RC2AKF9C6YM8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1584348540840 — Priest Don Marco gives communion for a member of the church personnel, as he conducts Sunday mass alone in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, as churches close to the faithful to avoid coronavirus contagion, in Rome Image Credit: REUTERS

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