The Church of England reckons that 35 to 50 million people visit churches each year as tourists; on average, a parish church ...

A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday evening, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 fire that ...

A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as The Virgin of Paris, has returned to Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 fire that engulfed the landmark.

PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday evening, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 fire that ...

The statue, originally from the Saint-Aignan Chapel on the Île de la Cité, dates to the mid-14th century. Moved to Notre Dame cathedral in 1818, it was relocated several times before finding a ...

"The cathedral has never been seen [like this] in living memory, at least since the end of the restoration done by [Eugène Viollet-le-Duc]," said presidential special advisor on culture Philippe ...

Millions of visitors are expected at the cathedral after it reopens in December for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris. Five years after a ...