Coronavirus: Orthodox Easter weekend marked under lockdown - News Summed Up

Coronavirus: Orthodox Easter weekend marked under lockdown


Image copyright EPA Image caption Worshippers attended the Easter midnight service in Georgia's capital TbilisiThe world's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter - the most important festival in their calendar, amid a series of restrictions and bans. How is Orthodox Easter being marked around the world? Russia's Orthodox Church agreed to break its annual traditions and is urging millions of believers not to attend church. But North Macedonia's Orthodox Church says it will not use force to prevent people going to church. And yet many Georgians are questioning why the government made an exception for the Orthodox Church.


Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2020 14:38 UTC



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