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In this Feb. 28, 2020 photo, Ann Painter, center, is greeted by a diner as she serves meals during the a fish fry at Holy Angels parish in Pittsburgh, Pa. 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, Ann Painter, center, is greeted by a diner as she serves meals during the a fish fry at Holy Angels parish in Pittsburgh, Pa. 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.