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Macron assesses Notre Dame two years after devastating fire

Apr 15, 2021

Two years after a fire tore through Paris’s most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the building site that Notre Dame has become to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus.

By Thomas Adamson and Jeffrey Schaeffer

French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims

Apr 14, 2021

France’s highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual abuse of minors by a predator priest.

By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny

New book explores plague of abuse in Church’s new religious movements

Apr 12, 2021

In 2017, the man who leads the Vatican’s office for religious congregations acknowledged in an interview that some 70 “new movements” were under investigation for the abusive behavior of their founders.

By Inés San Martín

Notre Dame’s rector: ’15 or 20 years’ needed for restoration

Apr 2, 2021

The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another “15 or 20 years.”

By Associated Press

Holy Thursday service held at fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Apr 1, 2021

A Holy Thursday service in Paris was held at Notre Dame cathedral, which is still under construction after it was ravaged by flames just days before Easter in 2019, its spire crumbling in a shocking blaze.

By Associated Press

Pope Francis speaks with French president about post-COVID world

Mar 22, 2021

Pope Francis on Sunday held a 40-minute conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to several reports quoting information provided by the Elysée Palace. The two leaders spoke about the pope’s recent trip to Iraq and the post-COVID-19 pandemic world.

By Inés San Martín

Four oaks, one sacred destiny: Recreating Notre Dame’s spire

Mar 10, 2021

Forest workers watch an oak falling in the Forest of Berce in the Loire region, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. In a former royal forest in France, four 200-year-old oaks are being felled for wood to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral’s fallen spire. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

By Thomas Adamson and Nicolas Garriga