Features – Queen of Heaven, rejoice!

I was in Paraguay when I heard on the night of 15 April 2019 that Notre- Dame was burning. I felt horror and grief, but it was difficult to explain to my Paraguayan friends why I cared so much about this French cathedral of “Our Lady” that they had never heard of, and that, incidentally, I had only been inside once, and that around 50 years earlier. But when I heard in the coming days of the millions that had poured in for the rebuilding, I felt a glow of relief and joy. It was not just the joy that we were going to have Notre-Dame back; it was the joy that there were people in the world who cared so much about it as to make that miracle of economics and artistry happen.

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