By Caroline de Sury OSV News PARIS — Symbolic lifting of the statues surrounding the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the beginning of one of the last phases of the roof reconstruction before the towers of the Parisian icon will reopen to the public on Sept. 20. Notre Dame is also breaking […]
Paris and world prepare for reopening of Notre Dame
By Caroline de Sury OSV News PARIS — In 2017, The New York Times reported that Notre Dame Cathedral was in dire need of a makeover. Weather and time had taken a toll on the edifice. Broken gargoyles were replaced by plastic and limestone crumbled at the touch, with a renovation expected to exceed $180 […]
Four years after fire, Notre Dame making progress
By Paulina Guzik OSV News Notre Dame Cathedral will get its spire back by the end of 2023, more than four years after it was devastated by a fire. But to reopen the beloved symbol of France by Dec. 8, 2024, three conditions need to be met. These conditions are currently being carried out: cleaning […]
Crumbling St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, burns down
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The deteriorating St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, along the Hana Highway burned to the ground between Oct. 1-2. In a phone interview on Oct. 4, Missionaries of Faith Father Chacko Muthoottil said authorities won’t be able to report back on the cause of the fire for two weeks. […]
Arson fire at St. Philomena has displaced the early learning center
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Philomena Parish in Salt Lake on Oahu is still trying to raise funds to repair damage to most of its preschool classrooms and some storage space caused by an arson fire on Sept. 5. The early learning center has six classrooms, two of which suffered fire and water […]
Arson damages storage room, classrooms at St. Philomena Church
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The last Sunday Mass on Sept. 5 had been celebrated, and Father Pau Li, pastor of St. Philomena Parish in Salt Lake, had completed a routine check of the church before going upstairs to take a nap. He was awakened shortly after 3 p.m. by a frantic phone call: […]