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  • Vatican calls for arson investigation at Nicaragua cathedral

    Vatican calls for arson investigation at Nicaragua cathedral

    • Aug 3, 2020

    An arson attack on Managua’s cathedral has drawn the attention of Pope Francis and the Vatican after Nicaragua’s vice president initially dismissed it as an accidental fire.

    By Associated Press
  • Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-long cleaning

    Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-long cleaning

    • Aug 3, 2020

    Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year’s devastating fire.

    By Associated Press
  • Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral

    Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral

    • Jul 27, 2020

    French authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer Sunday after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral.

    By Associated Press
  • Arson inquiry launched for French cathedral fire in Nantes

    Arson inquiry launched for French cathedral fire in Nantes

    • Jul 18, 2020

    French officials launched an arson inquiry Saturday after a fire broke out in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes, shattering stained glass windows and sending black smoke spewing from between its towers.

    By Laetitia Notarianni and Thomas Adamson
  • New study: Lead poisoning from Notre Dame fire worse than first thought

    New study: Lead poisoning from Notre Dame fire worse than first thought

    • Jul 14, 2020

    When the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames in April 2019, images were made even more dramatic by thick smoke tinged with yellow as the 460 tons of lead on the roof and spire melted.

    By Barbara Fraser
  • Mass celebrated after fire damages centuries-old California mission church

    Mass celebrated after fire damages centuries-old California mission church

    • Jul 13, 2020

    Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier.

    By Marcio Sanchez and Christopher Weber
  • Man charged in arson attack on Catholic Church in Florida

    Man charged in arson attack on Catholic Church in Florida

    • Jul 12, 2020

    A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire was being held without bail Sunday on charges that include attempted second-degree murder and arson.

    By Associated Press
  • Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California

    Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California

    • Jul 12, 2020

    A fire early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.

    By Marcio Sanchez and Daisy Nguyen
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