Paris' Notre Dame celebrates first Sunday Mass since fire five years ago Hundreds of people gathered in the storied landmark Sunday for a Mass marking the consecration of the cathedral’s altar.

The altar houses relics of five saints tied to Paris, including St. Catherine Labouré and St. Charles de Foucauld, continuing a centuries-old tradition of embedding sacred artifacts at the heart ...

Donors have given nearly $900 million to the reconstruction project since a 2019 fire nearly destroyed the Paris cathedral.

The altar houses relics of five saints tied to Paris, including St. Catherine Labouré and St. Charles de Foucauld, continuing a centuries-old tradition of embedding sacred artifacts at the heart ...

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, center, blesses the altar during an inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ...