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Coronavirus claims at least 7 more veteran pastors, leaving churches to celebrate Easter in mourning

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter FacebookTwitter
A face mask with the text "You, the one who can do anything, help us, please" is tied to the fence of La Macarena church on April 9, 2020, in Seville, Spain, adorned with flowers left by the faithful after Easter processions were cancelled during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-16 disease.
A face mask with the text "You, the one who can do anything, help us, please" is tied to the fence of La Macarena church on April 9, 2020, in Seville, Spain, adorned with flowers left by the faithful after Easter processions were cancelled during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-16 disease. | CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images

Multiple churches across the country will be celebrating Easter in grief come Sunday as the new coronavirus claimed the lives of at least seven more longtime pastors in the last two weeks. All of the pastors were older adults and some suffered from underlying conditions which left them vulnerable to the virus.

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