Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame Cathedral’s restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery
By Thomas Adamson — March 19, 2024
PARIS (AP) — The iconic medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years, through challenges that have included delays during the pandemic and the loss of the project's leader.
Notre Dame cathedral’s spire revealed in Paris as reconstruction continues after fire
By Associated Press — February 15, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Scaffolding that shrouded the top of Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire in April 2019 is being removed, marking a milestone in its reconstruction.
France’s president visits Notre Dame a year before the fire-damaged cathedral’s planned reopening
By Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet — December 8, 2023
PARIS (AP) — The schedule calls for the completion of the penultimate restoration phase by the end of the year, with the cathedral’s much-anticipated reopening set for Dec. 8, 2024.
Oak trusses raised to roof of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral as crowds watch along the Seine
By Associated Press — July 12, 2023
PARIS (AP) — A crane hoisted massive oak trusses from a barge and onto Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in a spectacular operation to rebuild the fire-ravaged monument and bring it back to life by December 2024. With trusses weighing 7 to 7.5 tons, the delicate operation drew crowds along a bridge over the Seine […]
RNS 2019 in Review: A year full of grief, scandals, fire and the perseverance of faith
By Bob Smietana — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — 2019 was a year full of losses, scandals and tragedies, from the deaths of author Rachel Held Evans and pastor Jarrid Wilson to the attacks on houses of worship from New Zealand to California and continued revelations of abuse in religious institutions. And yet faith persists in the midst of a changing religious landscape.
History lends plenty of hope for the resurrection of Notre Dame
By Beth Allison Barr — April 16, 2019
(RNS) — Great cathedrals like Canterbury and St. Paul’s have risen from their ashes, giving us some of Christendom's most majestic and popular pilgrimage sites today.
Notre Dame fire extinguished, Paris turns to assessing damage and repairs
By Tom Heneghan — April 16, 2019
PARIS (RNS) — Crowds gathered outside of Notre Dame Cathedral to give thanks that the beloved Paris landmark still stood, while officials began assessing damaging and making plans to rebuild. More than 500 million euros has already been pledged toward repairs.
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