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Will Coronavirus hasten the demise of religion - or herald its revival?

Whenever Christianity seems all but exhausted, it bursts into life once more

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

On Saturday evening, Christians will prepare for an Easter unlike any other. With every church closed, from St Paul’s Cathedral to the meanest country chapel, Anglican worshippers will be directed to a website where lay leaders, priests and bishops will hold a ‘virtual vigil’ ending at dawn on Easter Sunday.

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Luke Coppen is Europe editor of the Catholic News Agency. He edited the Catholic Herald from 2004 until last month.

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