Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines joined cathedrals around the world by ringing their bells in celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. France’s iconic ...

Europe In France, Notre Dame Cathedral reopens in grand ceremony December 7, 20246:34 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...

On August 14 and 15, 2025, the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris welcomes the faithful for the first Assumption of the Virgin ...

If Notre Dame de Chartres was France’s first cathedral to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1979, it is primarily because it is considered the most complete and best-preserved of the ...

That will bring the total spent preserving 87 cathedrals to €220 million by the end of 2023. However, that doesn’t include the money being spent to rebuild Notre Dame in Paris.

A series of Monet paintings of Rouen’s cathedral on display in 2010 at the Rouen Museum of Fine Arts in northwestern France. Robert Francois/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

To date, I’ve visited 150 of the 180 cathedrals in France. I’m still missing the overseas departments and territories, as well as Corsica.

PARIS (AP) — A fire broke out Thursday in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen but authorities said it was under control about 90 minutes later. Witnesses ...