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“Whenever the politicians visit our churches, they should be treated like any other ordinary Christian coming to worship,” said Bishop Benjamin Phiri of Ndola, Zambia (map), who directed that politicians should never be given the “chance to speak to the gathered faithful during Mass at the pulpit, nor should they be given an audience outside Mass to speak to the parishioners within the parish premises.
ZAMBIA: Ndola Diocese Introduces Fresh Liturgical Guidelines amid Second Wave of Covid-19
By Njoki Githinji
NDOLA, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 (CISA)-Catholic Churches in the Catholic Diocese of Ndola have been directed to reduce daily Masses to at least twice a week, observe health guidelines, only have communion helpers when it is very necessary and according to the number of congregants at Mass and hold adoration of the Blessed Sacrament monthly until further notice as directed by the Bishop Benjamin Phiri, ordinary of Ndola.
In a January 29 memo, Bishop Phiri directed Radio Icengelo to resume live streaming of daily Masses on radio and Facebook as the country battles a second wave of Covid-19.