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RANCHI: In wake of the rising Covid cases in the city and across the state, the Ranchi Archdiocese under the Roman Catholic Church has called off all outdoor Easter programmes, including Thursday’s evening mass and Friday’s Easter Vigil due to be held at the Loyola Grounds on Purulia Road. Earlier, the traditional Palm Sunday procession on March 28 was cancelled as a precautionary move.
In normal times, thousands of faithful turn up at the Loyola Grounds to witness the washing of the feet of laymen by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ranchi. The day also commemorates the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples a day before his arrest and crucifixion. On Good Friday, the faithful gather to witness the carrying of the Cross.