The Catholic Church carries out its missions thanks to the generosity of the faithful: since 1905, its primary resource has been the Denier de l’Église, an annual financial contribution from Catholics to their diocese aimed at ensuring the material life of priests. In 2024, the Denier represented 212 million euros, an increase of 0.9% compared to 2023.

Conditions of Use for SMS Donation Service for the benefit of the Catholic Church (UADF: Union des Associations Diocésaines de France) The present Conditions of Use aim to define the terms and conditions under which the UADF provides its donors with an SMS donation service. By using the Service, the user fully accepts these terms and conditions.

Definitions

• "Donor(s)" refers to anyone with a mobile offer from the concerned operators who has made a donation.
• "Short Number" refers to a 5-digit code, 92377, identifying the Service, reserved by the Catholic Church.
• "Operators" refer to mobile operators Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and SFR.
• "Service" refers to the SMS donation service established by the Catholic Church as of December 1, 2020.
• "SMS (Short Message Service)" is a messaging service allowing the sending and receiving of messages from a mobile device.
• "Terminal" means any terminal equipment connecting to the public telecommunications network.
• "SMS-MO": SMS sent by a Donor from their mobile terminal.
• "SMS-MT": SMS received by a Donor on their mobile terminal.

Article 1 – Purpose The Catholic Church offers potential donors the opportunity to send donations of 2, 5, 10, or 20 euros by SMS to 92377 via the Service.

Article 2 – Description and Usage of the Service The SMS Donation Service allows potential Donors to make a donation to the Catholic Church via an SMS sent to Short Number 92377.

• The Donor sends "DON", "DON2", "DON5", "DON10", or "DON20" via SMS, called SMS-MO, to a specific Short Number 92377. The Donor receives a confirmation SMS, called SMS-MT.
• For donations over 5 euros, the Donor receives two SMS-MO; the first confirms the donation by sending "OK."
• The SMS "Don2" to 92377 corresponds to a 2 euro donation. SMS "Don" or "Don5" equals 5 euros, "Don10" equals 10 euros, "Don20" equals 20 euros, with a limit of 40 euros per month.
• Donors with Orange or SFR contracts will see the donations reflected in their mobile bill. The service is available only in mainland France for Bouygues, Orange, and SFR customers.
• The Church pledges not to solicit donors who used 92377.
• Donations via SMS at 92377 do not grant a tax receipt.

Article 3 – Cost of Service Sending SMS to 92377 is not overcharged; it might be chargeable based on the mobile plan. Donations are collected by the Operators and transferred to the Catholic Church.

Articles 4-7 discuss the following:

• Methods of payment where Operators manage the fundraising through mobile billing for the Church.
• Donor responsibilities and ensuring compliance with legal regulations.
• Intellectual property and the right to use the Catholic Church's emblem and logos.
• Data privacy wherein no personal data is collected through the SMS donation service.