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Church seeks 'creative solutions' to reaching faithful amid Covid-19 lockdown

Fly-by confessions and outdoor masses could be on the cards as the Catholic Church charts its way out of Covid-19 lockdown.

Church seeks 'creative solutions' to reaching faithful amid Covid-19 lockdown

Thu, 07 May, 2020 - 07:47

Kevin O’Neill

Monsignor Eamon Martin and Fr Michael Canny at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry. Niall Carson/PA Wire

Fly-by confessions and outdoor masses could be on the cards as the Catholic Church charts its way out of Covid-19 lockdown.

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