The return to congregations is more pointed in the Catholic Church, whose bishops are withdrawing "dispensations." Some find it motivating while others say formal "obligations" are unsafe and pressuring.
Now that more people are vaccinated, many are reexamining their routines, pondering whether they want and are ready to go back to their favorite pre-pandemic coffee shop, exercise class or concert hall. Amid this investigation of needs is a weighty one: What about worship services?
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