PodcastTurkey's Christian community marks Christmas Eve amid pandemic
A Christmas Eve mass was held at Istanbul's Church of St. Anthony of Padua on İstiklal Avenue on Dec. 24. While the congregation was allowed to attend the event, COVID-19 measures were enforced.
Christmas mass was held on Dec. 24 at Istanbul's Church of St. Anthony of Padua, possibly the city's most well-known church thanks to its central location on İstiklal Avenue.
Some congregation members took communion, the Catholic worship of eating consecrated bread and wine, which was allowed as a religious practice despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mediterranean Mersin's Greek Orthodox Church held mass without an audience as part of COVID-19 restrictions.
Meanwhile, congregation members wore masks during the mass at the St. Anthony Latin Catholic Church of Mersin, where they were asked upon admission to provide the unique codes given by the Health Ministry as part of nationwide COVID-19 precautions.