Why did the Pope decline an invitation to join Paris’ Notre-Dame’s reopening ceremony?

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France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is formally reopening its doors on Saturday for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. However important this day may be for Catholics, the Pope has decided to decline the invitation. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Rome, Seema Gupta.

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