Half a decade after a catastrophic blaze reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to ruins ... away centuries of grime without causing damage. The altar preserves a striking symbol of the 2019 fire.

Mathieu Lours, a religious architecture specialist, highlights that Notre Dame has always served three functions, including ...

“No one alive has seen the cathedral like this,” said the Rev. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Notre Dame’s rector. “It is more than restored — it is reborn.” The consecration of the new altar ...

Altar: blaze fused into Christ’s hand The altar in the cathedral’s chancel carries ... uncovered a trove of history: fragments of Notre Dame’s medieval jubé, or choir screen, buried in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for installing contemporary windows inside the restored Notre Dame Cathedral is ...

Laurent Ulrich, as he rededicated the altar of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was destroyed by fire in 2019. The blessing of the altar is the most important of all the official ceremonies ...

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris held its first Mass since the devastating 2019 fire, marking a milestone in its five-year restoration. A new altar was consecrated, attended by French President ...

Hundreds flocked to Notre Dame’s first Sunday Mass since a fire ravaged the beloved landmark five years ago to mark the cathedral’s rebirth and witness the consecration of its altar.

Two churches across the Atlantic from one another share similar stories. Notre Dame and St. John the Divine are both symbols ...