Such sad news. The church is over 800 years old and was undergoing renovations. No word on the cause of the fire.
“After the Vatican, it’s one of the most distinguished Catholic churches in the world. France is a very Catholic country, and Notre Dame is the premier Catholic church in that country,” said Candida Moss, theology professor at Univ. of Birmingham. https://t.co/Q2Pt0kZcZB pic.twitter.com/rGAzbSkxoC
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