Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown

Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown

Pastor Denny Pagel prays during a service at Grace Bible Church on May 24 in Tempe, Ariz. Parishioners practiced social distancing as the church held its first in-person service since March.
Children look on from a sunroof as organizers prepared to give them candy during an Eid al-Fitr drive-thru celebration outside a closed mosque May 24 in Plano, Texas. Many Muslims in America are navigating balancing religious and social rituals with concerns over the virus as they look for ways to capture the Eid spirit this weekend.
A woman and child sit in a circle designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing May 23 at Washington Square Park in front of Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco.
Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a small group prays inside an empty mosque before an Eid al-Fitr celebration May 24 in Plano, Texas.
Sitting inside an empty mosque, Morad Awad bows his head during prayer before an Eid al-Fitr celebration May 24 in Plano, Texas.

Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown

Pastor Denny Pagel prays during a service at Grace Bible Church on May 24 in Tempe, Ariz. Parishioners practiced social distancing as the church held its first in-person service since March.
Children look on from a sunroof as organizers prepared to give them candy during an Eid al-Fitr drive-thru celebration outside a closed mosque May 24 in Plano, Texas. Many Muslims in America are navigating balancing religious and social rituals with concerns over the virus as they look for ways to capture the Eid spirit this weekend.
A woman and child sit in a circle designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing May 23 at Washington Square Park in front of Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco.
Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a small group prays inside an empty mosque before an Eid al-Fitr celebration May 24 in Plano, Texas.
Sitting inside an empty mosque, Morad Awad bows his head during prayer before an Eid al-Fitr celebration May 24 in Plano, Texas.
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