Coronavirus fears lead Israel Catholic churches to give communion by hand

In the communion ceremony, worshippers receive a wafer called a host and often sip wine, or dip the wafer into wine in the chalice before putting it in their mouths.

Christian worshippers in Israel surround the Edicule as they take part in a Sunday Easter mass procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City

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ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020 19:03

Coronavirus fears lead Israel Catholic churches to give communion by hand

In the communion ceremony, worshippers receive a wafer called a host and often sip wine, or dip the wafer into wine in the chalice before putting it in their mouths.

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Coronavirus fears lead Israel Catholic churches to give communion by hand

In the communion ceremony, worshippers receive a wafer called a host and often sip wine, or dip the wafer into wine in the chalice before putting it in their mouths.

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