Capuchins open church to diners as demand for food parcels soars 25%

People who received takeaway lunch from the Capuchin Day Centre observing social distancing in the pews at the St Mary of the Angels Church, Dublin. Picture: Collins

Maybe it’s the bread of heaven, maybe it’s just a sandwich . Either way, the sound coming from the pews in St Mary’s of the Angels in central Dublin belongs to a different type of lunchbreak.

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant churches around the country are empty, with even funerals attended by the celebrants alone, but at the Capuchin Friary on Church St, the doors have been thrown open for people availing of much-needed food parcels.