Christmas eve mass - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 07 Dec 2020 02:51:44 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Christmas eve mass - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Italy bans midnight Mass at Christmas https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/12/07/italy-bans-midnight-mass-at-christmas/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:51:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=133029 Italians will not be able to attend midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, with top health officials cracking down on any conditions that could lead to a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases — a step that Catholic clergy has supported. Italy managed to reduce a fall resurgence of cases but is currently suffering record fatalities from Read more

Italy bans midnight Mass at Christmas... Read more]]> Italians will not be able to attend midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, with top health officials cracking down on any conditions that could lead to a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases — a step that Catholic clergy has supported.

Italy managed to reduce a fall resurgence of cases but is currently suffering record fatalities from COVID-19, reporting 993 deaths on Thursday alone.

Premier Giuseppe Conte announced, then, that the country will enforce strong restrictions over the holiday season, which normally sees extended families gathering under one roof to celebrate. Health experts and policymakers alike remain concerned that a Christmas "as usual" would bring a third surge to Italy, Reuters reported.

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