PARIS (AP) — Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame Cathedral ’s heart from beating again.

Pope Francis travels to the French island of Corsica Sunday to visit the small Catholic community, just days after having ...

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris celebrates grand reopening, five years after devastating fire. Celebrities and dignitaries attend.

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A centuries-old bell rang and an archbishop knocked at the Gothic cathedral’s great doors, which reopened for a V.I.P.

This was about restoring the heart of France.” There were positives ... of quiet pride as he took questions and compliments ...

The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and ...