In New York the lights on Broadway will not be the only ones to be dimmed because of Covid restrictions. While struggling with many difficulties, even Christian communities will experience the difficulty of not being able to meet in person, and the preventive measures making it impossible to celebrate the Eucharist in the usual way.

In addition to taking care of difficult situations and the most vulnerable people, the parishes of the metropolis are seeking new ways to bring the sounds and images of the Eucharistic celebration into peoples’ homes so as to offer them at least a virtual participation via technology. Italians residing in the Big Apple will be able to attend this year's Christmas Mass, thanks to Telemater, a broadcaster that originated from an idea of Father Walter Tonelotto, a Scalabrinian missionary.