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The battle for the heart of Notre Dame

December 26, 2021

It is symptomatic of the importance of the position of Notre Dame in the cultural life of Paris and of France that the proposals for its redecoration after the fire that destroyed its roof have caused such an unholy row. It is not only Catholics who are agitated by what some critics have called the

Notre Dame Cathedral spire to be rebuilt as replica of pre-fire design

July 10, 2020

President Emmanuel Macron of France has announced that the Notre Dame Cathedral spire will be rebuilt as a replica of the one destroyed in the fire at the cathedral last year.

US presidential election offers the worst choice in 50 years, says archbishop

September 16, 2016

Archbishop Charles Chaput said the two major candidates were 'deeply flawed' in a lecture at the University of Notre Dame

Three women charged over Notre Dame Cathedral gas canister plot

September 13, 2016

The women were charged with criminal terrorist association linked to the discovery of the car filled with gas cylinders

Obituary: Mgr Bernard Doyle

March 31, 2016

A priest with high intellect and formidable negotiating abilities who did much for Catholic higher education

By giving Joe Biden a prestigious award, Notre Dame is continuing to destroy its Catholic identity

March 15, 2016

Notre Dame's recent history shows what happens when a supposedly Catholic university puts academic prestige above its religious ethos

Notre Dame theologian Fr Richard McBrien dies

January 27, 2015

The prolific academic and author has passed away at the age of 78

Notre-Dame Cathedral evacuated after suicide

May 22, 2013

Historian shot himself in apparent protest at gay marriage

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