Churches around the world are observing Good Friday differently this year, turning to alternatives including drive-in theaters and live internet streaming for services as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world, churches are finding alternative ways to commemorate the day Jesus Christ was crucified. Worshipers in Germany attended service at a drive-in movie theater, with the actual service playing on the radio. City dean pastor Frank Heidkamp talks to visitors of the service in the car at a Düsseldorf drive-in cinema. In Indonesia, worshipers celebrated by live streaming a service.
Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, kneels in prayer as he livestreams a Good Friday service on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Washington, DC. The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Cathedral delivers the Good Friday morning Prayer via a live video broadcast on April 10, 2020, in London, England. Read MorePope Francis presided over a Good Friday ceremony at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican despite lockdown measures in Italy.
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