Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced modifications to the protocols for public Masses he announced in May. The letter to “the people of the Diocese of Little Rock” was released March 25. Changes will go into effect Holy Thursday, April 1.
The letter reads:
“Thanks to the cooperation of our people with the protocols we have had in place to mitigate the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing number of people who have been vaccinated, we are now in a position to make a few modifications in the protocols to be observed effective April 1. We expect to be able to return to pre-pandemic conditions once everyone who wants to get a vaccination is able to get one.
“I would like to thank you, the Catholics of Arkansas, for how cooperative you have been with the protocols we have had to adopt in order to respond appropriately to the threat posed by the coronavirus. We will continue to monitor the prevailing conditions in the community and in our churches and will continue to make common-sense adjustments to our protocols -- loosening them or reinforcing them -- as changing circumstances seem to require.”
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