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

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

The head of France’s far-right National Rally party says he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the ...

It is unclear how Paris intends to cope with the expected masses of visitors to Notre Dame. France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati wants to charge an admission fee, but the Catholic Church rejects ...

Yet there had been a “huge economic effort” put into the restoration of the cathedral by the state. Notre-Dame was both a secular monument and a religious site for the nation. To attend a Tablet ...

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral ... During the French Revolution, which saw waves of protest against the Church, Notre Dame wasn’t exactly treated like a revered cathedral.

Horrified onlookers watched as the fire consumed the church’s iconic spire and ... joy and pride,” he later said. “Long live Notre-Dame de Paris, long live the Republic and long live France.” ...

This duality was also evident in the 2019 fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, which devastated its historic structure. The disaster sparked a wave of solidarity and led to unprecedented technological ...

Explore the story of the French gothic masterpiece, Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) from its earliest origins in the 12th century and its illustrious 850-year history to its painstaking ...

Horrified onlookers watched as the fire consumed the church's iconic spire and most ... joy and pride," he later said. "Long live Notre-Dame de Paris, long live the Republic and long live France." ...