https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French investigators on Sunday released a man who worked as a volunteer at the gothic cathedral of Nantes which was badly damaged by fire hours after he closed it up for the night. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200719/man-questioned-over-nantes-cathedral-fire Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:34:59 +0200 man-questioned-over-nantes-cathedral-fire France paid its last respects on Tuesday to Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest murdered by jihadists last week, at an emotional funeral held under tight security at Rouen cathedral in northern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160802/thousands-gather-to-mourn-murdered-french-priest Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:16:30 +0200 thousands-gather-to-mourn-murdered-french-priest As if it wasn’t beautiful enough already, Paris has just added a new impressive sight to its skyline: a huge golden dome crowning the Russian orthodox cathedral being built near the Eiffel Tower. And there are more domes to come. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160324/paris-adds-giant-golden-dome-to-skyline Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:12:18 +0100 paris-adds-giant-golden-dome-to-skyline Driven through the streets of Paris with a police motorcycle escort, nine new bells arrived at the Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday to be installed for the landmark's 850th anniversary. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130201/paris-crowds-greet-notre-dames-new-bells Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:42:22 +0100 paris-crowds-greet-notre-dames-new-bells An icon of Paris, a muse for artists and the scene of some major historical events: the cathedral of Nôtre Dame is marking its 850th birthday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121212/grand-old-lady-of-paris-marks-big-birthday Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:34:46 +0100 grand-old-lady-of-paris-marks-big-birthday