Restoration of Notre-Dame’s smoke-damaged stained glass starts
Troyes, France Reuters When Notre-Dame de Paris suffered extensive structural damage in a major fire, most of the historic cathedral’s stained glass was able to withstand the heat and the flames. But the windows were heavily soiled with smoke and dust which blocked external light and obscured the range of colours of the 170 years-old […]
Workers to begin untangling charred metal web on Paris’ Notre Dame
Paris, FranceAP Workers suspended from ropes will be lowered into the charred remains of scaffolding that melted atop Notre Dame when the cathedral went up in flames and begin the delicate job of dismantling the 200 tons of metal. An announcement that the work will start Monday and last through the summer months came Sunday from the […]
Fire-damaged rooster from Notre Dame’s spire goes on display
ParisReuters A battered copper rooster that used to sit atop the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral is to go on public display more than five months after the massive fire that almost burnt the iconic building to the ground. The rooster was one of several culturally-important artefacts salvaged after the fire, on 15th April, which […]
NOTRE DAME: HOLY WEEK SERVICES GO ON DESPITE FIRE
TOM HENEGAN reports from Paris for Religion News Service…
NOTRE DAME: WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED, PARIS TURNS TO ASSESSING DAMAGE AND REPAIRS
In the aftermath of the fire at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, TOM HENEGAN and JAX JACOBSEN canvas reactions…
Notre Dame blaze probably accidental, French prosecutors say
ParisReuters The fire that tore through Notre Dame Cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said on Tuesday after firefighters doused the last flames in the ruins overnight. More than 400 firemen were needed to tame the inferno that consumed the roof and collapsed the spire of the eight-centuries-old cathedral. They worked through the […]
ESSAY: NOTRE DAME, LONG A SYMBOL OF CATHOLICISM IN EUROPE, BECOMES A PICTURE OF ITS COLLAPSE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article firts published on Religion News Service, reflects on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris…