Designs for six new stained glass windows in fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral were unveiled for the first time on Wednesday, with contemporary French painter Claire Tabouret chosen for a project ...

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City is gearing up for another busy Christmas season, with Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrating midnight Mass (livestreamed) followed by eight Masses throughout ...

It’s feared there will be a fatality in an East Clare housing estate unless legacy issues with public lighting are dealt with. Houses 37 – 46 in Arda na Deirge, Killaloe do not fall under the remit of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” sits in its ...

An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved from the flames of the medieval ...

The Crown of Thorns - comprising a circle of rushes encased in a crystal and gold tube - was brought back to the newly restored cathedral in a ceremony overseen by the Archbishop of Paris ...

Additionally, knowing about places in the news is essential.) Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of France’s most iconic landmarks, reopened on Saturday, December 7th, after five years of meticulous ...

It took over five hours to extinguish the flames in April 2019. Once emergency workers were able to enter the cathedral, it became apparent how close the structure had come to collapse ...

At this same time, there was a lot of conjecture as to whether the damaged lighting from the cathedral would be refurbished or completely replaced—or even left out altogether. “We passionately ...

8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated the first Mass during which the altar of the restored cathedral was consecrated following the fire that ravaged the church in April 2019.

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has officially reopened, five years after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire and threatened the integrity of the entire structure. The reopening ...

7 opening ceremony. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich presides at the first Mass in the reopened Cathedral of Notre Dame on Dec. 8, 2024. (photo: Credit: EWTN/Screenshot / EWTN/Screenshot) Walter Sánchez ...