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Jesuit Father John Piderit, San Francisco s archdiocesan vicar for administration, celebrates Mass simultaneously with three other priests on the feast of the Assumption near the steps of the city s Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption Aug. 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Dennis Callahan, Archdiocese of San Francisco) Government-imposed public health measures during the COVID pandemic have ignited a new round of church-state conflict, whose resolution or lack thereof will resonate long after the coronavirus crisis has passed. These legal clashes have for the most part been viewed not incorrectly as religious freedom matters. But there’s another, equally fundamental, dimension to the question: property rights. ....
Jesuit Fr. John Piderit, San Francisco s archdiocesan vicar for administration, celebrates Mass simultaneously with three other priests on the feast of the Assumption near the steps of the city s Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption Aug. 15. (CNS/San Francisco Archdiocese/Dennis Callahan) A virtual posada; vigils in the early afternoon; tickets for Mass these are some of the ways dioceses are planning to celebrate the Nativity this year. In most U.S. cities, COVID-19 restrictions will prevent Catholics from gathering for large cathedral Masses, but indoor, outdoor and livestreamed Masses are still being planned. Brooklyn Diocese The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Brooklyn Diocese last month after the diocese objected to state regulations under coronavirus that limited church attendance. The court said that the state could not restrict religious institutions more than other entities such as retail stores. ....