The famous gargoyles of Notre-Dame, and more generally of Gothic cathedrals, are not just mystical creatures carved in stone ...

Before the French Revolution, at the end of the 1700s, the Catholic Church had a strong presence in France. By then, many monumental churches had been built all over the country, a symbol of the ...

Apart from the beauty of its architecture, it bears witness to the power of Christianity in medieval France. The plan of the cathedral is simple and harmonious. It is a basilica with five naves and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday honoured some 100 craftspeople who helped restore the Notre-Dame Cathedral after ...

Located in the Grand Est region, in the Marne Department, the Cathedral, the Palace of Tau and the Abbey of Saint-Rémi of Reims are closely linked to the history of the French monarchy, and hence, ...

Overwhelmed by a surge in participants, organizers of the traditional Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres were forced ...

Plan Ahead: After a devastating fire in 2019 that required more than five years of restoration work, Notre-Dame Cathedral reopened to the public on Dec. 8, 2024. Though the interior of the ...

President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, lead the country's numerous tributes to Pope Francis who was "always on the side of the most vulnerable and the most ...