Notre-Dame nears re-opening five years after fire
Paris, France Reuters Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion as the world’s eyes turn to Paris for the Olympic Games. On the evening of 15th April, 2019, the cathedral’s roof burst into flames. Soon, it had engulfed the spire and almost toppled the main bell towers. Around […]
Notre Dame rooster back on Paris cathedral’s spire as renovation enters final stage
Paris, FranceReuters A large crane hoisted a new copper rooster back to the top of the spire of Notre Dame on Saturday, a meaningful milestone as workers race to finish renovating the fire-damaged Paris cathedral in the next twelve months. In the 15th April, 2019 fire that ravaged the cathedral, the old rooster had crashed […]
France’s President visits Notre Dame a year before the fire-damaged cathedral’s planned reopening
Paris AP French President Emmanuel Macron visited Notre Dame Cathedral on Friday, one year before its scheduled reopening in 2024. After a blaze burned through the roof and spire on 15th April, 2019, Macron’s visits have become a tradition, with Friday marking his sixth to highlight the rebuilding progress. Huge oak beams have been hoisted skyward so the […]
Postcards: A milestone for Notre Dame – one year until cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire
JOHN LEICESTER, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing work to restore the Paris landmark following the devastating fire of 2019…
Brazilian school awarded UNESCO stamp for efforts to protect the ocean
Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia, BrazilReuters A group of Brazilian school children gleefully remove pieces of plastic and trash on the sand of a Rio de Janeiro beach during an outing to teach them about the importance of protecting the environment. Their school, called Notre Dame, is located on the city’s tourist hot spot of Ipanema beach […]
Catholic award for US environmental justice advocate
New Orleans, USAP A retired special education teacher turned environmental justice advocate will receive what the University of Notre Dame describes as the oldest and most prestigious honour for American Catholics. The university will present its Laetare Medal to Rise St James founder Sharon Lavigne on 15th May, during commencement ceremonies in South Bend, Indiana. In this 11th March, […]
Notre-Dame’s restoration ready to start as safety work completed
Paris, FranceReuters Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent its spire crashing through the vaults below, officials said on Saturday. Soon after the April, 2019, blaze, President Emmanuel Macron said the cathedral – which […]
Macron admires Notre Dame restoration from cathedral’s fire-damaged rooftop
Paris, FranceReuters President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday applauded the painstaking work to restore Notre-Dame de Paris, two years after a fire destroyed the cathedral’s centuries-old attic and sent its spire crashing through the vaults below. In the hours after the blaze, Macron told a distraught nation that the cathedral, which dates back to the 12th […]
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris’ fire-wrecked Notre Dame
Paris, FranceAP Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert. Accompanied by an acclaimed cellist and a rented organ, the singers performed beneath the cathedral’s stained-glass windows amid […]
Restorers remove dangerous Notre Dame cathedral scaffolding
Paris. FranceAP Restorers at Paris’ fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have completed key preliminary work by successfully removing all the perilous roof scaffolding, officials said this week. In this Tuesday, 14th April file photo, a man wearing face mask walks past Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Officials say restorers at Paris’ fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have […]