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December 2, 2020

Italian bishops say 'midnight Mass' must end before 10 p.m. curfew

A woman wears a protective mask as she walks past holiday decorations in Rome Dec. 2, 2020. The Italian bishops have said Christmas Eve "midnight Mass" must end before a 10 p.m. nationwide curfew in place by the government to battle COVID-19.

ROME -- As rumblings and grumblings grew in the press and on social media, the permanent council of the Italian bishops' conference met to discuss the problem of Christmas "midnight Mass" when the government has imposed a 10 p.m. curfew as part of its measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Published in International