ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A northern Virginia bishop is giving Catholics in his diocese the OK to stay home from Mass on Sunday, when the region is expected to be buried in snow.
Most Rev. Paul Loverde, the bishop of Arlington, said in a statement released Thursday that Catholics in the diocese aren’t obligated to attend Mass this Sunday as usual because of serious concerns about travel conditions. The National Weather Service estimates a blizzard could bring Washington 2 feet of snow.
The archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington and the diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, are reminding people that dangerous travel conditions are a legitimate excuse from fulfilling their Sunday Mass obligation.
Officials are encouraging Catholics who can’t safely attend Mass to watch a televised Mass or listen to a radio broadcast of Mass.
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