Four Bishops: “No Public Masses" - Forever?
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In an April 28 letter to the faithful , they say that they will not "resume our previous prayer practices" until there is "an effective vaccine or widespread testing and contact data" which means that they are in for a very long haul.
The four bishops are Michael Jackels (Dubuque), Walker Nickless (Sioux City), Thomas Zinkula (Davenport) and William Joensen (Des Moines).
Picture: Michael Jackels, © wikicommons, CC BY-SA, #newsIvutjraked
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