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Hymns through masks: Christians mark another pandemic Easter
Christians wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend while maintaining social distancing during an Easter service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 4, 2021. The church allowed only 20 percent members of the capacity to attend at the Easter service as a part of measure to prevent against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Christians wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend while maintaining social distancing during an Easter service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 4, 2021. The church allowed only 20 percent members of the capacity to attend at the Easter service as a part of measure to prevent against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Apr. 04, 2021 01:37 AM EDT
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Parishioners gather on a beach for an Easter Sunday service at sunrise hosted by Hope Community Church of Manasquan, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Manasquan, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Parishioners gather on a beach for an Easter Sunday service at sunrise hosted by Hope Community Church of Manasquan, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Manasquan, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Apr. 04, 2021 08:09 AM EDT
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Apostolic Pentecostals celebrate Easter in field in the Johannesburg township of Soweto Sunday April 4, 2021. Such South African independent church consist of small groups of worshippers mixing African traditions and bible study. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Apostolic Pentecostals celebrate Easter in field in the Johannesburg township of Soweto Sunday April 4, 2021. Such South African independent church consist of small groups of worshippers mixing African traditions and bible study. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Apr. 04, 2021 08:31 AM EDT
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Priests and a nun wearing face masks attend Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Priests and a nun wearing face masks attend Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Apr. 04, 2021 02:32 PM EDT
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Rev. Beth Smith McCaw leads worshipers on a walk through the woods to their Easter Sunday sunrise service at Radnor Lake State Park Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Their annual sunrise service at the lake did not take place in 2020 because of COVID-19, but the church decided to reinstate it this year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Rev. Beth Smith McCaw leads worshipers on a walk through the woods to their Easter Sunday sunrise service at Radnor Lake State Park Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Their annual sunrise service at the lake did not take place in 2020 because of COVID-19, but the church decided to reinstate it this year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Apr. 04, 2021 10:46 AM EDT
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People attend an Easter sunrise service at the Palm Eastern Mortuary and Cemetery, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

People attend an Easter sunrise service at the Palm Eastern Mortuary and Cemetery, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Apr. 04, 2021 02:47 PM EDT
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Pastor Will Bredberg, of the First Baptist Church of West Los Angeles, far left, preaches during the Westside Easter Sunrise Service at Will Rogers State Beach park on the Santa Monica Bay on the Pacific Coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Pastor Will Bredberg, of the First Baptist Church of West Los Angeles, far left, preaches during the Westside Easter Sunrise Service at Will Rogers State Beach park on the Santa Monica Bay on the Pacific Coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Apr. 04, 2021 01:43 PM EDT
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Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, April 4, 2021, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte/Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, April 4, 2021, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte/Pool photo via AP)

Apr. 04, 2021 04:26 AM EDT
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Rev. Russels Governale serves communion during a Spanish-language Easter service at St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in New York. The parish has lost 80 members to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Rev. Russels Governale serves communion during a Spanish-language Easter service at St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in New York. The parish has lost 80 members to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Apr. 04, 2021 03:18 PM EDT
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Members of the Veal family and friends join in praying during the Westside Easter Sunrise Service at Will Rogers State Beach park on the Santa Monica Bay on the Pacific Coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Members of the Veal family and friends join in praying during the Westside Easter Sunrise Service at Will Rogers State Beach park on the Santa Monica Bay on the Pacific Coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Apr. 04, 2021 01:43 PM EDT
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Priests circle the Edicule during Easter Sunday Mass led by the Latin Patriarch at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Priests circle the Edicule during Easter Sunday Mass led by the Latin Patriarch at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Apr. 04, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
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Catholic priest carries a statue of Jesus Christ as he walks in religious procession during the Holy Easter celebration in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Catholic priest carries a statue of Jesus Christ as he walks in religious procession during the Holy Easter celebration in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Apr. 04, 2021 04:01 AM EDT
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Parishioners are silhouetted against the sky as they gather and pray during an Easter sunrise service held by Park Community Church Sunday, April 4, 2021, at North Avenue Beach in Chicago. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Parishioners are silhouetted against the sky as they gather and pray during an Easter sunrise service held by Park Community Church Sunday, April 4, 2021, at North Avenue Beach in Chicago. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Apr. 04, 2021 10:15 AM EDT
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A woman wearing a face mask attends Easter Sunday Mass led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A woman wearing a face mask attends Easter Sunday Mass led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Apr. 04, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
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A woman walks past a mural depicting a white dove parachuting COVID-19 vaccine vials, posted near the Italian Health Ministry Headquarters in Rome, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Italy has entered a three-day strict nationwide lockdown to prevent new surges of the coronavirus. Police set up road checks to ensure people were staying close to home and extra patrols were ordered up to break up large gatherings in squares and parks, which over Easter weekend are usually packed with picnic-goers. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A woman walks past a mural depicting a white dove parachuting COVID-19 vaccine vials, posted near the Italian Health Ministry Headquarters in Rome, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Italy has entered a three-day strict nationwide lockdown to prevent new surges of the coronavirus. Police set up road checks to ensure people were staying close to home and extra patrols were ordered up to break up large gatherings in squares and parks, which over Easter weekend are usually packed with picnic-goers. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Apr. 04, 2021 08:35 AM EDT
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Pope Francis leaves after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, April 4, 2021, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte/Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis leaves after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, April 4, 2021, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte/Pool photo via AP)

Apr. 04, 2021 05:35 AM EDT
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A medical staff prepares Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination site in Sarcelles, outside Paris, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Some 9,000 people are getting vaccinated at a huge stadium in Lyon during Easter weekend, and thousands more around France are spending the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A medical staff prepares Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination site in Sarcelles, outside Paris, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Some 9,000 people are getting vaccinated at a huge stadium in Lyon during Easter weekend, and thousands more around France are spending the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Apr. 04, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
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Peoplke sit at a distance from each other in the cathedral during Easter services in Hildesheim, Germany, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Despite the Corona pandemic and numerous contact restrictions, churches are allowed to celebrate numerous presence services around Easter. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)

Peoplke sit at a distance from each other in the cathedral during Easter services in Hildesheim, Germany, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Despite the Corona pandemic and numerous contact restrictions, churches are allowed to celebrate numerous presence services around Easter. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)

Apr. 04, 2021 05:40 AM EDT
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Policemen patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Italy has entered a three-day strict nationwide lockdown to prevent new surges of the coronavirus. Police set up road checks to ensure people were staying close to home and extra patrols were ordered up to break up large gatherings in squares and parks, which over Easter weekend are usually packed with picnic-goers. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Policemen patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Italy has entered a three-day strict nationwide lockdown to prevent new surges of the coronavirus. Police set up road checks to ensure people were staying close to home and extra patrols were ordered up to break up large gatherings in squares and parks, which over Easter weekend are usually packed with picnic-goers. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Apr. 04, 2021 04:31 AM EDT
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Parishioners of St. Paul's Episcopal Church stand to worship during an Easter sunrise service held on the burial grounds outside of Old St. Luke's Church in Carnegie, Pa., on Sunday, April 4, 2021. For many congregants, this was the first in-person worship service they have attended since the coronavirus surge in November. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Parishioners of St. Paul's Episcopal Church stand to worship during an Easter sunrise service held on the burial grounds outside of Old St. Luke's Church in Carnegie, Pa., on Sunday, April 4, 2021. For many congregants, this was the first in-person worship service they have attended since the coronavirus surge in November. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Apr. 04, 2021 09:23 AM EDT
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