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Bishop restores Mass obligation for Rhode Island Catholics
May 14, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The leader of Rhode Island s Roman Catholics has restored the obligation to attend Sunday Mass, which was suspended in March 2020 at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as in-person services at all houses of worship were suspended.
“It’s time to come home. It’s time to return to Sunday Mass, Diocese of Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin said in a letter released Friday.
The obligation takes effect June 6.
Because the pandemic is still lingering, exceptions will be made for those still at risk from the coronavirus, including “those who are elderly and frail, those who have underlying health conditions, and those who have been advised by their health care providers to avoid public gatherings, Tobin wrote.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced new rules ahead of changed coronavirus restrictions starting May 7. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI New rules are coming for parishes in Rhode Island on May 7 as the state s coronavirus restrictions loosen, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced this week. Every other pew will no longer be required to be blocked off, and certain activities off-limits throughout the pandemic will be allowed to resume.
When the new rules go into effect May 7, businesses and houses of worship in Rhode Island will be allowed to return to 80 percent capacity, and spacing requirements will be lowered from 6 feet to 3 feet.