COVID-19 impact: 'Easter of solitude' celebrated around the world

View of the empty cathedral as Mexican Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron celebrates Easter mass after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / Guillermo Arias

A nun records as Mexican Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron celebrates Easter mass after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the empty cathedral in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / Guillermo Arias

Uruguayan Cardinal Daniel Sturla is recorded as he celebrates Easter Mass at the empty Metropolitan Cathedral in Montevideo, on April 12, 2020, amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. / AFP / Pablo PORCIUNCULA

Uruguayan Cardinal Daniel Sturla is recorded as he celebrates Easter Sunday mass at the empty Metropolitan Cathedral in Montevideo, on April 12, 2020, amid the spread of the COVID-19 disease. / AFP / PABLO PORCIUNCULA

Father Simon Eccleston hosts an online Easter Mass in a room at the Christchurch Catholic Diocese offices in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, April 13, 2020.New Zealand is into week three of an unprecedented 28 day lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A nun with the Sisters of Bethany Order, prays during Easter Mass, while maintaining social distancing at a live-streamed service from the Christ the King Church Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles Sunday, April 12, 2020. Churches were empty, but Californians celebrated Easter from their homes and even in their cars as residents endured the fourth straight weekend under statewide orders to stay indoors to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Brazilian Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta looks over the city before celebrating the Easter Sunday mass by the Christ the Redemeer statue atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 12, 2020. The world famous landmark had a doctor's uniform projected onto it in honour of all the medical staff worldwide fighting the COVID-9 coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / CARL DE SOUZA

A gust of wind took Archbishop Bernard Hebda's cap off while he and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens offered a special Easter Blessings from the Bishops Sunday afternoon. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com With people unable to attend Easter services, Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens offered a special Easter Blessings from the Bishops to the Catholic faithful as they drove past the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the falling snow Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2020 in St. Paul.

Catholic priest Marcelo Santiago celebrates Easter mass behind closed doors the Nossa Senhora do Carmo church in Ouro Preto, Brazil on April 12, 2020 after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / DOUGLAS MAGNO

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 12, 2020 shows Holy Week masses being celebrated behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus in (L-R and top to bottom) Caracas, Tlalnepantla in Mexico, San Jose and Ouro Preto in Brazil. Easter Sunday celebrations were broadcasted to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ AND PEDRO PARDO AND Ezequiel BECERRA AND DOUGLAS MAGNO

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 12, 2020 shows Holy Week masses being celebrated behind closed doors amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus in (L-R and top to bottom) Tlalnepantla in Mexico, Caracas, Ouro Preto in Brazil, Tijuana in Mexico, San Jose, and San Lorenzo in Paraguay. Easter Sunday celebrations were broadcasted to the parishioners on-line. - XGTY / AFP / PEDRO PARDO AND CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ AND DOUGLAS MAGNO AND Guillermo Arias AND Ezequiel BECERRA AND NORBERTO DUARTE / XGTY

Monsignor Guy Massie finishes celebrating Mass that was live streamed at Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church on Easter Sunday in New York, April 12, 2020. This Easter Sunday, amid a pandemic still working its way across the country, millions of American Christians found themselves refashioning beloved rituals and grasping for hope in the story of Jesus’ resurrection. (Ryan Christopher Jones/The New York Times)

Bishop Joaquin Robledo holds a cross during Good Friday mass at the empty cathedral in San Lorenzo, Paraguay on April 10, 2020, amid the new coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / NORBERTO DUARTE

Catholic priest Arturo Correa celebrates Easter Sunday Mass behind closed doors at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Tlalnepantla, Mexico State, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. / AFP / PEDRO PARDO

Catholic priest Marcelo Santiago celebrates Easter Sunday mass behind closed doors at Nossa Senhora do Carmo church, after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 disease in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / DOUGLAS MAGNO

Catholic priest Marcelo Santiago celebrates Easter Sunday mass behind closed doors at Nossa Senhora do Carmo church, after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 disease in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / DOUGLAS MAGNO

Catholic priest Arturo Correa (L) prepares to celebrate Easter mass amid the Coronavirus pandemic in the near-empty parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Tlalnepantla, Mexico State, on April 12, 2020. / AFP / PEDRO PARDO

Mexican Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron wears a face mask as he celebrates Easter mass after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the empty cathedral in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / Guillermo Arias

A nun records as Mexican Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron celebrates Easter mass after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the empty cathedral in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. The celebration was broadcast to the parishioners on-line. / AFP / Guillermo Arias

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan presides over an empty Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Easter Sunday in New York on April 12, 2020. This Easter Sunday, amid a pandemic still working its way across the country, millions of American Christians found themselves refashioning beloved rituals and grasping for hope in the story of Jesus’ resurrection. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Catholic priest Arturo Correa celebrates Easter Sunday Mass behind closed doors at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, after Holy Week celebrations were cancelled amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Tlalnepantla, Mexico State, Mexico, on April 12, 2020. / AFP / PEDRO PARDO