Reverend Father John Peter Bebeley sits behind the mixing table at Radio Maria, which broadcasts the sermons of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, as all religious gatherings are suspended over concerns of the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Freetown, Sierra Leone March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen
NAIROBI/FREETOWN/LAGOS (Reuters) - Hand sanitizer replaced holy water at Nairobi's Holy Family Basilica Catholic Church, and attendance was far lower than usual, but Sunday Mass went ahead.
"God's intention is that we worship him in the church," preached Father David Kamumue to about 300 people, instead of his usual congregation of some 5,000.
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