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Pope Leo XIV Draws About 800,000 to Open-Air Mass on Paris’s Place de la Concorde

The massive turnout highlighted the church’s cultural reach in France, prompting debate over use of a republican public square.

Notre-Dame’s Towers Reopen to Visitors, Marking Final Phase of Reconstruction

Notre-Dame Hosts First Christmas Masses Since 2019 Fire

French Education Ministry Clarifies Advent Calendar Use in Schools After Laïcité Debate

Notre Dame's Bells Return Ahead of December Reopening