HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Like other places of worship across the area, the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese has streamed its slate of holy week services.
From inside the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo presided over the church's Easter Vigil, streamed through the archdiocese' website.
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According to the archdiocese, the service "joyfully celebrates new light coming out of the darkness as God brings about a new creation in the Resurrection of His Son."
The Co-Cathedral will then hold Easter Sunday Mass at 11 a.m., which will similarly stream on its website.
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The archdiocese and many other denominations across the area have moved toward virtual services in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, with churches urging their congregants to remain at home and adhere to social distancing orders.