French President Emmanuel Macron announced that, starting tomorrow, he will launch an international fundraising campaign for the Notre Dame cathedral. 'We will rebuild this cathedral together.'
From CNN's Martin GoillandeauFrench President Emmanuel Macron just announced that, starting Tuesday, he will launch an international fundraising campaign to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Most of those who heard it, however, just stood there as visitors began to be ushered out of the cathedral. That was until, Lochet said, a police officer approached a priest and told him,"This is no joke. You've got to get out.""Nobody was paying attention," he said. "I stopped and I took my phone out and I waited.""To me. I felt like crying," he said. "This is my most favorite church probably in the world.
One firefighter has been seriously injured, said Paris Fire Brigade commander general Jean-Claude Gallet. Gallet said that two-thirds of the roof has been destroyed.From CNN's Daniel BurkeThis week is Holy Week, when millions of Western Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Under normal circumstances, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris would have been preparing to display its holy relics to the faithful on Good Friday.
Notre Dame counts among its treasures two other relics connected to Holy Week: a fragment of the Wood of the Cross, believed by many to be a part of the"true cross" on which Jesus was crucified; and one of the nails that the Romans used to crucify Jesus.Former US President Barack Obama just tweeted about the destructive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
“There’s a risk that the great bells fall. If the bells fall, it’s the tower that collapses. There are firefighters inside and outside. The next hour and a half will be crucial,” he told reporters on the scene.
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