Read MoreDefiant, the archbishop of Libreville, Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, called on the faithful to go to mass on Sunday October 25, ahead of the re-opening. We've already waited seven months for the churches to reopen," Nathalie Mkoule said outside the cathedral. Inside the empty cathedral, Archbishop Iba-Ba still conducted mass, wearing his mitre, in front of a few journalists and a helper who recorded it to be broadcast online. Churches 'big enough’On Friday, the presidency's spokesman sought to reassure the Church in a press briefing. "Our churches are big enough to welcome the faithful while respecting social distancing," Serge-Patrick Mabickassa, spokesman for Libreville's archbishop, told AFP.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2020 06:00 UTC