St. Joseph Catholic Church, rebuilding after fire, prepares for Easter

On Holy Thursday, hundreds of parishioners gather in the gym of St Joseph’s Catholic School in Salem to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The space has been their makeshift church since October due to the fire that devastated parts of the church and school on Aug. 31. The congregation of St. Joseph Church overflowed past the gym’s entryway, filling two separate spaces — the school cafeteria and an expanded classroom — fitted with screens to stream the mass. Spoken and sung in English and Spanish with missalettes offered...