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Italian priest recalls COVID-19 nightmare of coffin-filled church

Italian priest recalls COVID-19 nightmare of coffin-filled church Reuters 3/15/2021 By Alex Fraser and Philip Pullella © Reuters/FLAVIO LO SCALZO Italy small town priest who dealt with death on an industrial scale, one year on By Alex Fraser and Philip Pullella SERIATE, Italy (Reuters) - On the wall of St. Joseph s Church hangs a black-and-white photograph with a caption remembering when the Italian parish of Seriate gave 270 people emergency hospitality last year - coffins of the dead from COVID-19, sometimes up to 40 at a time. © Reuters/Flavio Lo Scalzo FILE PHOTO: Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seriate The hosts were Father Mario Carminati, 65, and Marcello Crotti, 46, who opened up the church to give the deceased a dignified temporary place of rest so they would not have to wait in a warehouse for burial or cremation.

Italian priest recalls coronavirus nightmare of coffin-filled church

On the wall of St. Joseph’s Church hangs a black-and-white photograph with a caption remembering when the Italian parish of Seriate gave 270 people emergency “hospitality” last year - coffins of the dead from COVID-19, sometimes up to 40 at a time.

Death on an industrial scale: Italian priest recalls Covid-19 nightmare of coffin-filled church

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