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Belleville diocese announces continued suspension of Mass through Holy Week

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The Catholic Diocese of Belleville will continue a suspension on Mass through Holy Week during the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Edward K. Braxton said in a letter Tuesday.

The Chrism Mass on April 7 and Holy Week liturgies will not be celebrated publicly in parishes but streamed online only.

The diocese suspended all Mass earlier this month to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis has also suspended public masses in response to the illness.

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Kelsey Landis is an Illinois state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat. She joined the newsroom in January 2020 after her first stint at the paper from 2016 to 2018. She graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2010 and earned a master’s from DePaul University in 2014. Landis previously worked at The Alton Telegraph. At the BND, she focuses on informing you about what your lawmakers are doing in Springfield and Washington, D.C., and she works to hold them accountable. Landis has won Illinois Press Association awards for her work, including the Freedom of Information Award.
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