{"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":"2026-10-26T13:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:54:47","slug":"are-catholic-churches-always-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/are-catholic-churches-always-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Les \u00e9glises catholiques sont-elles toujours ouvertes ? Non : le droit canonique demande une ouverture quelques heures par jour, et peu d'entre elles sont ouvertes la nuit"},"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 walk 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. To pray after dark, look for a perpetual adoration chapel. Inside every one of those churches a small lamp burns beside the tabernacle, and canon law asks that it burn\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\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/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":4004,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/catholic-funeral-dress-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":3474,"position":0},"title":"What to Wear to a Catholic Wake or Funeral","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mai 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Wear dark, modest, clean clothes to the wake, the funeral Mass and the burial; black and head coverings are optional. 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