Hundreds flocked to Notre Dame’s first Sunday Mass since a fire ravaged the beloved landmark five years ago to mark the cathedral’s rebirth and witness the consecration of its altar.

It has taken hundreds of compagnons, France's artists and craftspeople, to pull off a restoration so fast, so meticulous, and so true to Notre Dame's past.

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday ... The archbishop led prayers and consecrated a new altar which replaced the old one that was destroyed five years ago.

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“No one alive has seen the cathedral like this,” said the Rev. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Notre Dame’s rector. "It is more than restored — it is reborn.” The consecration of the new altar ...

Relics placed within the altar of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on Dec. 8, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Martín Muñoz Ledo The Parisian prelate then read the prayers for the consecration of ...

“No one alive has seen the cathedral like this,” said the Rev. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Notre Dame’s rector. "It is more than restored — it is reborn.” The consecration of the new altar ...