Re-creating Christmas: In global pandemic, sisters adapt their celebrations
Lovers of the Holy Cross nuns hold a "Christmas market" serving food with budget prices to local people on Dec. 12 at Pho Thach Parish in Phong Dien District of Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. (Peter Nguyen) Christmas celebrations promise to be different this year amid a global pandemic. There's a nostalgia for usual customs and traditions that may have to be modified or omitted because of COVID-19 restrictions and the recognition of greater needs to address. Yet around the world, sisters are finding ways to highlight this special time of year with the people they minister...