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Notre Dame Cathedral will get its spire back by the end of 2023, more than four years after it was devastated by a fire. But to reopen the beloved symbol of France by Dec. 8, 2024, three conditions need to be met.

Four years after a devastating fire, the date of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been set for Dec. 8, 2024, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, according to Philippe Villeneuve, the architect leading the reconstruction.

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The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen — assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.

French police have charged a cathedral volunteer with “destruction and damage by fire” in connection to the blaze.

The blaze broke out in three places in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul July 18.

The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcángel church in the predawn hours of July 11 left behind a haunting scene.

“Evacuation drills and early detection of an emergency are key to everyone’s safety.”