Amid coronavirus, God goes online to reach worshippersA priest celebrates mass live-streamed on Facebook following the suspension of mass gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak, at an almost-empty chapel in Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines, on March 15, 2020. "It's better when you are with somebody in a room … but the online services in one way give us opportunity to be with people more because we are with them in their pocket," he said holding a mobile phone during an online video interview. "In the meantime, the whole word has been turned upside down," the 28-year-old told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone. Zanin even asked parishioners to send in photos as they watched the Mass online, saying: "People need human contact". "This will be another good event by the Church to bring peace and calm to people," said churchgoer Kote Svanadze.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2020 19:18 UTC