Paris archbishop opens canonical proceedings against parish over maskless Masses 04/10/2021 at 1:48 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, April 8, 2021 The archbishop of Paris announced canonical proceedings Wednesday against a parish priest for reportedly refusing to follow coronavirus health measures at the Easter Vigil. A statement from the Archdiocese of Paris on April 7 said that the pastor of Sainte-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile church in Paris’ ninth arrondissement did not enforce “the health measures in force to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic during a celebration on Saturday, April 3.” “These measures were, however, the subject of clear instructions that the diocese of Paris regularly reminded all parishes of,” it said.