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Spain: Global Sumud Flotilla Sets Sail from Barcelona

A global fleet of over 50 civilian vessels from 44 countries, part of the largest maritime mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, was forced to return to a port in Barcelona on Sunday, August 31, due to unsafe weather. The flotilla, called the Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes activists, humanitarians, doctors, and supplies, successfully set sail the following evening. By mid-Tuesday, the group had reached about 45 nautical miles from Barcelona.

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers transfer a box of clothes at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers sew clothes at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers sew clothes at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers tailor cloth at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

A worker delivers clothes at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers arrange jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers arrange jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers arrange jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers sew clothes at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers iron jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers arrange jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afri-Expo Textile Factory - Lesotho

Workers arrange jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 29, 2025. Lesotho is a small southern African country and one of the world's least developed countries. Its economy is heavily dependent on textile exports. It exports over 50 percent of its garment products to the United States. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Robot Industry - China

A visitor interacts with a robot during the 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2025. The expo opened here on Thursday, drawing over 2,800 enterprises and delegates from 50 countries and regions to deepen cooperation across Eurasia, organizers said. The five-day event will host over 60 trade and investment sessions focused on industrial matchmaking and project promotion. Photo by Xin Yuewei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

(L-R) King Letizia and King Felipe VI and the Director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini, attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

King Letizia (3r) and King Felipe VI (c) and the director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini (2l), attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

King Letizia and King Felipe VI attend the closing ceremony of the academic year 2024/2025 of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

Family photo during the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

(L-R) King Letizia and King Felipe VI and the Director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini, attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

King Letizia (2l) and King Felipe VI (c) and the director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini (1r), attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

Queen Letizia during the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

Queen Letizia during the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

King Letizia (1l) and King Felipe VI (2l) and the director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini (c), attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Royal Couple At College of Europe - Belgium

King Letizia (1l) and King Felipe VI (2l) and the director of the College of Europe Bruges, Federica Mogherini (c), attend the closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year of the College of Europe, at the Municipal Theater of Bruges, on June 20, 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. The King and Queen attended the closing ceremony of the Jacques Delors Class of 2025/2025 of the College of Europe in Bruges on the occasion of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. The educational center was founded in 1949 and currently has some 400 students from 50 countries. It is a prestigious postgraduate university institution, specializing in research and teaching in law, economics and political science. Photo by Belga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre Dame Is Reopening This Week - Paris

Preparations are underway as invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world leaders are expected on Saturday, while nearly 170 bishops from France and other countries will attend an inaugural mass and consecration of the new altar on Sunday morning. The Notre-Dame de Paris was first built in the 12th century and has remained an emblem of French Gothic architecture ever since, beloved by locals and travellers alike. Before the fire, the cathedral saw around 12 million visitors each year, a number expected to rise to 15 million post-reconstruction. Paris, France, December 4, 2024. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM