Italy’s lockdown to fight COVID-19 prompted the creation of the Masters’ Gallery Rome, which offers virtual tours and online lectures about art, architecture and church history.
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Hope from the ashes: French president, Paris archbishop vow to rebuild Notre Dame
The key to understanding Notre Dame Cathedral was summarized by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit in a television interview in the wee hours of April 16: “Why was this beauty built? What jewel was this case meant to contain? Not the crown of thorns (a relic saved from the fire), but a piece of bread that we believe is the body of Christ.”