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"I think the church is incredibly stringent with its rules for every day vicars and those lower down the scale about what to do when abuse is reported to you," Mr Morse said.

The Rev. James Anguiano, moderator of the Curia and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, delivered a homily in Spanish and English.

“The vicar came around and he said some prayers, some of them I think were in Latin,” he said.

All Saints' vicar Jo Levasier opened up the church to take in the residents from the care home on Wednesday morning.

A community left "devastated" by a house explosion which killed a seven-year-old has rallied to offer support to help those affected, a vicar has said.