Clergy laugh off bloopers as the coronavirus forces churches online
RNS Rev Megan Castellan has been livestreaming morning prayer from home every day through the coronavirus pandemic for her parishioners at St John’s Episcopal Church in Ithaca, New York. But Thursday’s prayer was an “epic disaster,” Castellan told her followers on Twitter. Both the rector’s dog and cat decided to participate in the Facebook Live video, hovering […]
Church of England attracted largest ever “congregation” to online service
The Church of England attracted its largest ever “congregation” on Sunday as the suspension of public worship in churches due to the coronavirus led people to head online for a national virtual service. The service, which was led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and held in the crypt chapel of Lambeth Palace in London, is […]