{"id":3474,"date":"2024-05-24T19:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/are-catholic-churches-always-open\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:58:50","slug":"are-catholic-churches-always-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/are-catholic-churches-always-open\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfEst\u00e1n siempre abiertas las iglesias cat\u00f3licas? No: el derecho can\u00f3nico pide que est\u00e9n abiertas algunas horas al d\u00eda, y pocas abren por la noche"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Not around the clock. Church law asks every Catholic church that keeps the Eucharist to open some hours each day, and anyone may go in to pray while it is open. Few seem to stay open all night, though the evidence is thin: one insurer&#039;s survey and one diocese&#039;s reporting. For prayer after dark, look for a perpetual adoration chapel. Are Catholic churches open at night? Few are, as far as the figures go, and the figures are thin. Hours\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not around the clock. Church law asks Catholic churches to open some hours every day, and anyone may pray inside. At night, look for an adoration chapel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-3474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/largest-christian-denominations-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":3474,"position":0},"title":"Largest Christian Denominations in the U.S., Ranked by Membership","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mayo 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catholic Church is the largest U.S. denomination, then nondenominational churches and Southern Baptists; 40% of American adults are Protestant.","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian Education\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Sermon on the Mount, in the style of Picasso","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54002,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-church-growing\/","url_meta":{"origin":3474,"position":1},"title":"Is the Catholic Church Growing? 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