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In this Feb. 28, 2020 photo, from left, Father Steve Kresak, parish priest at Holy Angels, jokes with Lisa Cotter and Joe Bilock as they prepare meals during the fish fry at Holy Angels parish in Pittsburgh. The church sells 2,000 pounds of fish each Friday during Lent. On March 12, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik suggested that people enjoy the fish fries with a take-out order rather than dining in due to virus concerns. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

In this Feb. 28, 2020 photo, from left, Father Steve Kresak, parish priest at Holy Angels, jokes with Lisa Cotter and Joe Bilock as they prepare meals during the fish fry at Holy Angels parish in Pittsburgh. The church sells 2,000 pounds of fish each Friday during Lent. On March 12, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik suggested that people enjoy the fish fries with a take-out order rather than dining in due to virus concerns. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

March 13, 2020

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Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship
March 13, 2020 7:29 p.m.

Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship

NEW YORK (AP) — Across the United States, religious leaders are taking unprecedented steps to shield their congregations from the coronavirus - canceling services, banning large funerals and weddings, and waiving age-old requirements of their faiths.