St. Peter’s Basilica considers temperature checks when public Masses resume

CNA Staff, May 14, 2020 / 03:30 pm (CNA).- Papal basilicas are considering checking visitors’ temperatures as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus when public Masses resume, the Holy See press office said Thursday.

Representatives of the four major Roman basilicas -- St. Peter’s, St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside the Walls -- met May 14 under the auspices of the Vatican Secretariat of State, the press office said.