On Sunday, March 15, 2020 His Eminence Archbishop Peter led the Divine Liturgy at the Diocesan Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God. Owing to the ongoing concerns in our society regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus attendance was lower than usual, and lower attendance was reported from parishes throughout the diocese as well.

Divine Services at the Diocesan Cathedral and in all parishes of the diocese took place using the advice published by the Diocesan Office on March 14, 2020:

https://chicagodiocese.org/news_200314_1

According to the resolution of the Diocesan Clergy Retreat, which took place earlier in the week, all the faithful of the diocese are called upon to follow the directions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as regards the ongoing pandemic:

https://chicagodiocese.org/news_200312_1