Papal Almoner says slain Italian priest gave 'ultimate act of love'
- Sep 19, 2020
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Crypt reopens, honors 2 figures key to Notre Dame Cathedral
- Sep 9, 2020
The crypt under the plaza in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, spared during the 2019 fire that devastated the medieval edifice, reopened to the public Wednesday after a painstaking cleaning to remove traces of lead dust that spewed from the nearby blaze.
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.
Papal envoy to meet women who ‘applied’ to be priests, bishops
- Aug 3, 2020
After seven women in France last month “applied” for ecclesial jobs traditionally open only to men, the Vatican’s ambassador to the country has made a personal phone call to several of them offering a sit-down meeting.
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.
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.
Catholic holy site Lourdes holds first online pilgrimage
- Jul 16, 2020
One of the Catholic Church’s holiest sites, Lourdes, is holding its first-ever online pilgrimage on Thursday, to mark the anniversary of claims by 19th-century girl Bernadette Soubirous that the Virgin Mary appeared to her.
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