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Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.
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Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

PALMIRA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been three years since Douarleyka Velásquez abandoned her career in human resources. Her new job is not what she had planned for, but still feels rewarding.
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Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral, which is set to reopen to the public on Sunday after a five-year restoration following a devastating fire , stands as a jewel of Gothic architecture, a symbol of Paris and a tourist mecca.
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Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security

Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security

PARIS (AP) — The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics and the sealing-off to tourists of the cathedral's island location in the heart of the F
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Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church called on the president of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining.
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Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.

Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.

The site of a former British Columbia residential school that had its own cemetery since the early 1920s is now the location of potential unmarked graves, says the chief of a Fraser Lake area First Nation.
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From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

ANAHEIM, California (AP) — For over two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son, Giovanni, now 11 and passionate about playing the violin. She has now found that space at a local church.
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'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where a
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Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

PARIS (AP) — The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral's exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether its grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive.
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Pope hopes to visit Turkey in 2025 to mark 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea

Pope hopes to visit Turkey in 2025 to mark 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council.
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