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Olympic bell given to Notre Dame Cathedral will ring during every Mass

August 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

During the Olympics, track and field athletes rang the bronze bell at the Saint-Denis’ Stade de France and now that same bill will ring during Masses when Notre Dame Cathedral reopens this December. / Credit: Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP… […]

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A major organ build in Virginia highlights the ‘multidisciplinary’ art of church organ-making

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

The new gallery organ sits under construction at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia. / Credit: Alexa Edlund

CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
“Much longer than any of us.” That’s how long Anne Kenny-Urban says the C… […]

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Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open

April 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 8

The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Michael Shriver/buffalophotoblog.com

CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
A historic Polish Catholic church in Buffalo, New York — one with a unique connection to St. John Paul… […]

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LEGO announces new architecture set of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral

February 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Notre-Dame de Paris. / barnyz via flickr CC BY ND 2.0.

CNA Staff, Feb 3, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
LEGO has announced a new architecture set for 2024: Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral.The nearly 4,400-piece set is ready to hit shelves on June 1 and wil… […]

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Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore permanently restores use of high altar

November 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The high altar at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, Maryland. Nov. 2023. / Credit: Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore

CNA Staff, Nov 24, 2023 / 09:04 am (CNA).
The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore finished construction of … […]

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PHOTOS: ‘A glimpse into heaven’: Bishop to dedicate new Catholic church at Texas A&M

July 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

St. Mary’s Catholic Center, which serves Catholic students of the public Texas A&M University in College Station, will dedicate a new church July 29, 2023. / Credit: Photo courtesy of St. Mary’s Catholic Center

Los Angeles, Calif., Jul 26, … […]

The Dispatch

France’s heritage authorities back controversial plans for Notre-Dame Cathedral’s interior

December 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 10

Notre-Dame de Paris. / D.Bond/Shutterstock.

Paris, France, Dec 10, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
France’s heritage authorities approved on Thursday controversial plans for the interior of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.Members of the National Heritage … […]

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Pope Francis: Sagrada Familia’s new star shines for Barcelona’s poor, ill, elderly, and young people

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The 12-pointed star of the Sagrada Família Basilica’s Tower of the Virgin Mary is lit up for the first time. / Screenshot from Basílica de la Sagrada Família live stream.

Barcelona, Spain, Dec 8, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis said that a … […]

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Star on Sagrada Familia’s Marian tower to light up Barcelona’s skyline

November 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The 12-pointed star of the Sagrada Família Basilica’s Tower of the Virgin Mary. / Sagrada Família Basilica.

Barcelona, Spain, Nov 17, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The skyline of Barcelona will be transformed on Dec. 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate… […]

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“Every architectural decision in church is a theological decision as well”

August 1, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 4

A historian of church architecture considers what it would mean to have a theology of architecture, based on more than nostalgia or practicality. […]

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Last night presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama took a break from the heated rhetoric of the campaign trail, offering more lighted-hearted remarks at the 67th Annual Al Smith Dinner. Gov. Romney’s remarks: President […]

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