No Christmas service at elementary school ‘outrages’ parents

(ANSA) – Milan, November 29 – Parents in northern Italy are outraged over an elementary school principal’s decision not to hold religious services surrounding Christmas during school hours, according to the local press. A petition for signatures in the city of Varese has been launched to force a reversal of the principal’s decision. The principal says it is a violation of the law to hold services of any faith during school hours, when students of varying beliefs are on the premises. The priest who traditionally holds the Christmas service has invited students to a Mass at the Santa Teresa di Ges