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 […]
You, too, can sponsor a piece of Paris history
By Deirdre C. Mays Catholic News Service A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history. On April 15, Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris unveiled an interactive website — restorenotredame.org — that allows people to donate […]
With each step of restoration, cathedral improves fire safety
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As people worldwide watched in horror as flames engulfed the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, in Hawaii one couldn’t help but wonder, and worry, about our own historic cathedral and its flammable potential. Like the Paris church, the Cathedral Basilica of Our […]
Fire chaplain helped save religious artifacts from burning Paris cathedral
By Catholic News Service PARIS — A hero emerging from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire April 15 is Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, who is credited with saving a reliquary containing the crown of thorns and the Blessed Sacrament from the burning cathedral. The fire chaplain reportedly demanded to be allowed […]
Archbishop invites Parisians to light a candle to dispel fire’s darkness
By Catholic News Service PARIS — Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris invited the faithful to attend the annual chrism Mass at historic St. Sulpice Church April 17 in the wake of the massive fire that seriously damaged the historic Notre Dame Cathedral. “This will be an opportunity for all of us to manifest our unity, […]
