Notre-Dame Cathedral
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France’s heritage authorities back controversial plans for Notre-Dame Cathedral’s interior
The committee expressed two reservations about the plan. Read more
Paris archdiocese to present plans for Notre-Dame’s interior amid outcry
Critics say the proposals would turn the site into ‘a kind of theme park.’ Read more
Paris archbishop: Notre-Dame Cathedral repairs a symbol of Christian renewal
“This cathedral is also the symbol of the restoration of this Church founded 2,000 years ago by Christ himself,” said... Read more
Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral launches appeal for interior restoration
The cathedral is scheduled to reopen for worship in April 2024. Read more
Notre-Dame choir to return to fire-damaged cathedral for Christmas concert
Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast... Read more
The medieval carpentry techniques used in Notre Dame cathedral rebuild
After fire toppled the iconic spire and destroyed the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in April... Read more
Notre-Dame Cathedral to broadcast crown of thorns veneration on Good Friday
One year after the world watched the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris burn, the Archbishop of Paris will display the... Read more
Architect calls for Notre-Dame's roof to be rebuilt of wood
A leading architect in France has urged that the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris be reconstructed out of wood, for... Read more
Notre-Dame still at risk of destruction, says rector
This year Christmas Mass was not celebrated at Notre-Dame de Paris for the first time since the French First Republic,... Read more
French lawmakers pass bill on Notre-Dame; new report says cathedral nearly collapsed during fire
France’s Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill on the rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral— three months after a fire destroyed the... Read more
'Near twin' of Notre Dame clock found in storage
A clock nearly identical to the one destroyed in the fire at Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris has been found in... Read more
Paris archbishop at Mass: Notre-Dame exists to be a place of worship
During Saturday's Mass in a side chapel of Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral's first since its April fire, Archbishop Michel... Read more
Notre-Dame's first Mass since fire to be said Saturday
The first Mass in Notre-Dame de Paris since the cathedral's April fire will be said Saturday evening in a side... Read more
French Senate stipulates that Notre-Dame be rebuilt as it was
The French Senate on Monday passed a bill on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, the city's cathedral, adding a... Read more
Archbishop of Paris: Notre-Dame restoration donations still needed
One month after a fire destroyed the roof and spire of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Archbishop... Read more
French cigarette smokers: We didn’t start Notre-Dame fire
Sure, smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, low birth rates, strokes, and arthritis. But smoking didn’t cause the April 15... Read more
Wooden church- an 'ephemeral cathedral' could go up as Notre-Dame is restored
After a massive fire gutted the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris April 15, the cathedral’s rector says a temporary wooden... Read more
Man arrested entering St. Patrick’s cathedral with gasoline
The man was apprehended by cathedral security around 8 p.m. and taken into police custody by officers with the NYPD... Read more
Notre-Dame weathervane comes home to roost
A copper rooster containing relics and thought to have been destroyed in the collapse of Notre-Dame de Paris has been... Read more
Trump calls Pope Francis after Notre-Dame fire
President Donald Trump and Pope Francis spoke on the phone Wednesday afternoon, with the president pledging to assist with the... Read more
