{"id":1133794,"date":"2021-12-20T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1133794"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:04:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:04:48","slug":"boston-archdiocese-mandates-masks-in-churches-despite-widespread-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-archdiocese-mandates-masks-in-churches-despite-widespread-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Archdiocese Mandates Masks in Churches Despite Widespread Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-archdiocese-mandates-masks-in-churches-despite-widespread-vaccinations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1133794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has mandated the wearing of masks for all church services, including weddings and funerals, despite a vaccination rate of nearly 90 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/health\/boston-archdiocese-mask-mandate-takes-effect\/CKQ4PLXODBD2ZDLPOMCOG5D74A\/\">mandate<\/a> went into effect Saturday and will remain in force until January 17 in anticipation of greater church attendance during the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/region\/us\/massachusetts\">experiencing<\/a> fewer coronavirus-related deaths and hospitalizations than it did during the same period of 2020. There are currently 1,261 people hospitalized with the coronavirus in the state as opposed to 1,885 this same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>At this time last year, Massachusetts was averaging just over 50 coronavirus-related deaths per day, whereas today that number is 33, a drop of 35 percent, Johns Hopkins revealed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19189042\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1310690947.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19189042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1310690947-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A Catholic church staff disinfects seats during a break in an Easter Sunday mass service on April 04, 2021 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Annice Lyn\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nearly three quarters (74.29 percent) of the population of Massachusetts is fully vaccinated and some 87 percent have received at least one vaccine dose.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Sean O\u2019Malley, the archbishop of the Boston Archdiocese, said that he was instituting the mandate in light of a rise in coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the recognition of recent increases of COVID-19, we believe this policy will provide an important and enhanced level of safety during the upcoming Christmas season Masses,\u201d O\u2019Malley said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to encourage all who are eligible to get vaccinated,\u201d he said. \u201cWith care and concern for our parishioners and the wider community, we hold it important to make extra efforts to limit the exposure and transmission of this deadly virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has mandated the wearing of masks for all church services, including weddings and funerals, despite a vaccination rate of nearly 90 percent. 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