Oct 23, 2020
                     
This week, the Bishops across all five Indiana dioceses have extended the dispensation from the obligation of in-person Sunday Mass attendance until further notice. In a joint statement, the bishops of the Province of Indianapolis announced that the dispensation was extended from the previously set day of November 1, because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Indiana.  The group released the following statement:

While commending our pastors and pastoral life coordinators who have gone to great lengths to assure safe worship spaces in our churches, given the continued increase of COVID-19 cases in our state, the Indiana bishops hereby extend the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation beyond 1 November 2020 until further notice.  The Indiana bishops will continue to monitor the situation to determine when it might be advisable to modify or lift the dispensation.

Bishop Doherty continues to express his confidence in our parish practices and procedures to keep our parishioners safe. “Our parishes continue to practice social distancing, sanitization processes and follow thorough safety protocols to keep the celebration of public Mass as safe as possible for our clergy and parishioners,” said Bishop Doherty.