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Bishop Laurent Percerou of Nantes presides over the first Mass at the Nantes Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, reopened after the July 2020 arson fire, in the presence of many bishops and apostolic nuncio to France, Archbishop Celestino Migliore. He thanked all those rebuilding the cathedral, saying their work contributed to "authentic beauty." (OSV News photo/courtesy Nantes cathedral)
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The bell "Marie" in the south tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen Sept. 19, 2025, during the inauguration ceremony of a new tour route of the cathedral's twin bell towers, destroyed in the April 2019 fire. The towers officially reopened as part of the 42nd edition of European Heritage Days in Paris. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin, pool via Reuters)
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French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati visits the bell towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Sept. 19, 2025, during the inauguration ceremony of a new tour route for the towers, destroyed in the April 2019 fire. The towers officially reopened as part of the 42nd edition of European Heritage Days in Paris. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin, pool via Reuters)
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Father Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, accompany French President Emmanuel Macron during his Sept. 19, 2025, visit to the cathedral during the inauguration ceremony for the new tour route of the cathedral's bell towers, destroyed in the April 2019 fire. The towers officially reopened as part of the 42nd edition of European Heritage Days in Paris. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin, pool via Reuters)
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A view of Paris is seen from Notre Dame Cathedral Sept. 19, 2025, during the inauguration ceremony of a new tour route of the twin towers, destroyed in the April 2019 fire. The towers officially reopened as part of the 42nd edition of European Heritage Days in Paris. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin, pool via Reuters)
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Bishop Laurent Percerou of Nantes presides over the first Mass at the Nantes cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, reopened after the July 2020 arson fire, in the presence of many bishops and apostolic nuncio to France, Archbishop Celestino Migliore. The bishop thanked all those who contributed to the rebuilding the cathedral, saying their work contributed to "authentic beauty." (OSV News photo/courtesy Nantes cathedral)
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