Q: I feel uncomfortable with charging admission to an event held in the church. There are now Catholic speakers/groups that present “mission-type” events they advertise as “free to the Parish” but require parishioners to pay about $30 a ticket to attend. Are there any guidelines, like from the USCCB, about this?
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A: I don’t know of any directives on this, but you may find it helpful to see the Vatican’s statement on concerts in churches: https://adoremus.