With Mass Resuming, Archdiocese Of Philadelphia Priest Says 'It's Everyone's Responsibility' To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19

Alecia Reid reports.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW IT STARTED.RED CROSS SAID IT WILL HELP THEDISPLACED FAMILY WITH LODGING,FOOD AND CLOTHING.JUST AS MOST OF THE DELAWAREVALLEY HITS THE GREEN PHASE OFREOPENING, THERE IS A BUMP INTHIS ROAD TO RECOVERY.A NEW UPTICK IN CASES ASPHILADELPHIA LEADERS MANDATINGFACE COVERINGS AND POINTING TOSIGNS OF A POSSIBLE SECOND WAVE.STILL AFTER ABOUT A HUNDREDDAYS, STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AREFULLY LIFTED.RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE OPENALONG WITH PERSONAL CARESERVICES LIKE SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS.ENTERTAINMENT VENUES LIKECASINOS THEATERS AND MALLS AREBACK IN BUSINESS ALONG WITHINDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES.GYMS AND SPASES CAN OPERATE WITH50% CAPACITY.IT ALSO MEANS PLACES OF WORSHIPCAN FILL PEWS WITH LARGER NUMBEROF CHURCH GOERS.ALICIA REID OUTSIDE OF THEBASILICA OF SAINT PETER AND PAULWITH MORE WHAT PEOPLE CANEXPECT.REPORTER: JOE BASILICA'SPASTOR SAID THEY PUT A LOT OFEFFORT REOPENING IN YELLOWPHASE.IT IS NOW EVERYONE'SRESPONSIBILITY TO DO THEIR PART.DOORS TO THE BASILICA ARE OPEN.SATURDAY EVENING MASS ONLY SAW AFEW DOZEN PEOPLE.PEOPLE WERE STILL SLOW TOCOME OUT.AND EVEN TO COME TO CHURCH.AND SO WE NEVER REACHED 50%.MOVING FROM YELLOW TO GREENPHASE, IT SEEMED SOMEPARISHIONERS ARE STILL A BITHESITANT TO RETURN TO CHURCH.I DON'T THINK THERE'S REALWORRY THAT WE'RE GOING TO REACH75% THIS SUNDAY OR NEXT SUNDAY.HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTEDMORE THAN 600 NEW CASES INPENNSYLVANIA.NOW MASKS OR FACE COVERINGSREQUIRED IN PHILLY WHEN INPUBLIC SPACES.IN PENNSYLVANIA USE OF MASKSARE UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL CHURCHOR SYNAGOGUE OR MOSQUE.BUT HERE WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGEIN THE ARCHDIOCESE OFPHILADELPHIA EVERYONE TO WEAR AMASK.YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE CAN'T WEARMASKS, OF COURSE YOUNG CHILDRENSHOULDN'T WEAR MASKS, CERTAINLYPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN'TWEAR MASKS.AND WE DON'T WANT ANYONE THROWNOUT OF CHURCH BECAUSE THEY'RENOT WEARING MASKS.FEW OTHER CHURCHES AT MASS.NO HOLY WATER, NOTHING LIKETHAT.

NO SIGN OF PEACE.YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO THATANYMORE.NO SHAKING HANDS.NO SHAKES HANDS.PEWS CORDONED OFF TO MAINTAINSAFE PACING.AND YOU HAVE TO GO LIKE THISAND PUT IT UP AGAIN.THOSE IMMUNE COMPROMISED ANDCAN'T MAKE IT IN CAN STILL TUNEIN TO SUNDAY'S LIVE STREAM.THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THATWE NEED TO DO IS JOIN EVERYONEELSE AND BE MINDFUL OF THEPRECAUTIONS GIVEN TO US TO HELPPREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19..REPORTER: THERE ARE A FEWCHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE, SODEPENDING ON YOUR CHURCH, YOUMAY WANT TO CHECK THE TIMES.