14 Incredible Photos of Mass Celebrated in War Zones

Nothing is more important than the Mass, and the Church is bound to keep celebrating it in and out of season. And that includes during a war.

Here are some photos of priests celebrating Mass in war zones, or at least out on the field for members of the military.

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American soldiers in the bombed Cologne Cathedral (March 1945) U.S. Civil War (~1861-1865)

Public Domain / via imgarcade.com

A bombed chapel in Dommartin, France (WWII?)

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U.S. 5th Marine Regiment at one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Tikrit, Iraq (April, 19th, 2003)

Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

U.K. Royal Air Force in Central Burma (WWII)

Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

111th Naval Construction Battalion in Normandy, France (June, 18th 1944; D-Day + 12)

Public Domain / lee.ekstrom / Flickr

First Catholic Mass inside a Japanese hanger (WWII?)

Public Domain / Emily Barney, Flickr

American soldiers from the 80th “Blue Ridge” Division (WWII?)

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Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan (February 21st, 2010)

U.S. Army / Flickr

65th AAA Batallion at Bolo Point, Okinawa (July 19, 1951)

Public Domain