Las Vegas churches are finding ways to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic that has virtually shut down much of the valley.
Religion
Concern over coronavirus has prompted the head of the Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas to release area Catholics of their obligation to attend Sunday Mass for the next three weekends.
The diocese — which has a total of 3,900 students enrolled at six elementary/middle schools and two high schools — made the announcement Friday as a result of the COVID-19 virus.
Effective immediately, the suspension includes worship services, and all branch, ward and stake activities.
Concerns over the coronavirus outbreak has caused the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make adjustments to its upcoming General Conference in April.
As some Las Vegans strip local shelves of water and other goods, church’s longtime emphasis on self-reliance has these households prepared for emergencies.
The 83-year-old pontiff lost part of a lung to a respiratory illness as a young man.
The church held a dedication ceremony Jan. 26 for its new Green Valley campus on East Sunset Road in Las Vegas. It also has a Seven Hills campus on West Horizon Ridge Parkway.
Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
Neither the priests nor the faithful wore face masks, but Rome has largely been spared the virus as Italy’s national case count grew to 400.
Rabbi Shea Harlig with Chabad of Southern Nevada on Tuesday conducted a welcome ceremony and celebration for a new Torah scroll from Israel.
The Clark County School Board will end prayers at its meetings after a complaint from a nonprofit that defends the constitutional separation between religion and government.
United Methodist Church leaders from around the world and across ideological divides unveiled a plan Friday for a new conservative denomination that would split from the rest of the church in an attempt to resolve a yearslong dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy.
Las Vegas resident Tyge O’Donnell recently gave Pope Francis a bobblehead in his likeness wearing a Vegas Golden Knights jersey — a lighthearted memento that sprang from a dark day in history.
Pope Francis has apologized for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her.