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Photo Gallery: Churches near empty in Catholic Philippines due to coronavirus

LiCAS.news reporter, Philippines
A woman prays in an almost-empty church in the Philippine capital Manila on March 15. (Photo by Bernice Beltran)

Catholic churches turned empty on Sunday, March 15, after the Philippine government placed the capital Manila under lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has urged the faithful to instead join the celebration of Mass online. See images below.

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