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Candles are set up on a balcony in Versailles, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. France's bishops called for Catholics and non-Catholics alike to take part in Wednesday's candle-lighting, in a shared "prayer for the dead, the sick and their loved ones, for all the medical personnel and all those who make the life of our country possible." The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Candles are set up on a balcony in Versailles, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. France's bishops called for Catholics and non-Catholics alike to take part in Wednesday's candle-lighting, in a shared "prayer for the dead, the sick and their loved ones, for all the medical personnel and all those who make the life of our country possible." The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing he…

March 25, 2020

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With church bells and candles, France honors virus victims
March 25, 2020 5:13 p.m.

With church bells and candles, France honors virus victims

PARIS (AP) — From famed Gothic cathedrals to modest village churches, places of worship around France rang their bells in collective prayer Wednesday for people who have died and those who are helping keep the sick alive during the coronavirus pandemic.