A new decree of the Dicastery for the Clergy approved by Pope Francis and signed by Cardinal Lazarus You Heung Sik will go into effect on April 20, Easter Sunday. The measure introduces a series of provisions to regulate offerings related to the celebration of Masses with special intentions and to the sacraments, with the aim of eliminating abuses and malpractices widespread in various parts of the world. The document reiterates that for baptisms, weddings, first communions and other sacraments, nothing may be requested beyond what may have been established by ecclesiastical authority. Offerings must remain free and voluntary, in keeping with the principle that no one should be excluded from sacramental life because of poverty. As Pope Francis reminds us in Evangelii Gaudium, "the Church is not a customs house, it is the paternal home where there is room for everyone". Regarding Masses with special intentions, the Vatican urges parishes to avoid cumulative celebrations. Where it is not possible to do without them - for example, because of a shortage of priests - it will still be obligatory to inform the faithful and obtain their explicit consent. The priest will be allowed to retain only one offering, while the others will go to needy parishes, especially in mission territories. Also condemned is the practice of listing dozens of names of the deceased in a single Mass, which risks compromising the liturgical meaning of the celebration. The decree does not discourage offerings, which remain an approved and promoted form of participation in the life of the Church and support for the clergy. But it stresses the need to avoid any automatism or implicit obligation. The goal is to restore centrality to the spiritual value of the liturgy and to ensure truly open and inclusive access to the sacraments.