Lanarkshire churches looking at face masks and booking a place at mass for parishioners
Face coverings should be worn in South Lanarkshire churches when they reopen according to guidance issued by the Bishops' Conference of Scotland.Parishioners may be asked to book a place at mass and hand sanitiser should be provided on entry and exit to help prevent coronavirus spreading.Capacity of some churches may be cut by 80 per cent to enable physical distancing when services are resumed.Bishop of Motherwell Joseph Toal, along with his colleagues across Scotland, has written to priests asking that they "act in harmony" with government guidance to ensure the safety of parishioners attending church.Scotland's former chief medical officer, Harry Burns, has been assisting the Bishops' Conference in drafting the guidance as chair of