Authorized to reopen their doors, places of worship can once again welcome their faithful while respecting distancing and barrier gestures. Marking on the ground, hydroalcoholic gel available, contact prohibited with parishioners ... Catholic offices have resumed in France in a very supervised manner.
Saturday evening, the faithful of the church of Saint-Louis-en-lle found their parish during a mass, reassured by the health rules in place. "People respect distancing much less on the banks of the Seine and in the shops than we did in the church!" Exclaims one of the participants in the mass.
If the Catholic authorities quickly reopened places of worship, the Jewish and Muslim authorities remain more cautious and are banking on a gradual reopening of synagogues and mosques. Many mosques remain closed on Sunday for the big prayer of Eid, celebrating at the end of Ramadan.