Church in NY virus epicenter leads congregants out of sorrow
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The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez listens to a parishioner's confession at Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Roman Catholic church reopened for in-person services in July 2020 and recently resumed in-person confessions. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Rosa Fernndez cries as she talks about losing her son to COVID-19 on Friday, March 5, 2021, in the basement chapel of Our lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic church in the Queens borough of New York. Fernndez contracted the virus around the same time as her son, and in a weakened state she took him to the hospital where he later died. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Parishioners pray during Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Roman Catholic church reopened for in-person services in July 2020 and recently resumed in-person confessions. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Stephany Martinez wipes tears from her eyes as she talks about losing her grandparents to the coronavirus, while sitting next to her mother, Reyna Martinez, at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic church in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, March 5, 2021. Both are parishioners of the church. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)A child stands on a pew during Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Roman Catholic church reopened for in-person services in July 2020 and recently resumed in-person confessions. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Parishioners attend a Mass relayed via loudspeaker outside Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez says more than 100 parishioners of the Roman Catholic church have died from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Disinfectant is sprayed on the pews between services at Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The Roman Catholic church currently holds nine services each Sunday and has resumed indoor, in-person confessions. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez sits in the pews of his church, Our Lady of Sorrows, on Friday, March 5, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. Rodriguez says more than 100 parishioners of the Roman Catholic church have died from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Parishioners kneel during a Mass relayed via loudspeaker outside Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez says more than 100 parishioners of the Roman Catholic church have died from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez listens to a parishioner's confession at Our Lady of Sorrows in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Roman Catholic church reopened for in-person services in July 2020 and recently resumed in-person confessions. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
