Church entry fees - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:25:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Church entry fees - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Church and state clash over entry fee for Notre Dame Cathedral https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/11/21/church-and-state-clash-over-entry-fee-for-pariss-notre-dame/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:51:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=178149 France's powerful culture minister on Monday clashed with the country's Roman Catholic establishment over whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month. Before a devastating 2019 blaze ravaged the landmark, Notre Dame was among the most visited buildings in Europe. Once the cathedral reopens on December 7 and 8, Read more

Church and state clash over entry fee for Notre Dame Cathedral... Read more]]> France's powerful culture minister on Monday clashed with the country's Roman Catholic establishment over whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month.

Before a devastating 2019 blaze ravaged the landmark, Notre Dame was among the most visited buildings in Europe. Once the cathedral reopens on December 7 and 8, 14 to 15 million visitors a year are expected to visit.

But where tourists to London's St Paul's have to pay 25 pounds (NZ$54) and non-praying visitors to Milan's Duomo need to pay at least 10 euros (NZ$18), those wishing to marvel at France's most famous religious building could previously do so without opening their wallets.

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