Notre Dame: experts assess damage after fire extinguished – live updates
Latest developments as Emmanuel Macron pledges to rebuild cathedral after catastrophic blaze
A national collection has been launched this morning by the Foundation for French Heritage. Here’s the link.
Funding is already coming in from other sources. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, who was at the scene on Monday evening, promised an immediate fundraising campaign would be launched as well as an appeal to international experts to help rebuild Notre Dame.
The Vatican has has issued a statement through its spokesperson:
The Holy See has heard with shock and sadness the news of the terrible fire that devastated the Cathedral of Notre Dame, symbol of Christianity in France and in the world.
We express our closeness to French Catholics and the people of Paris. We assure our prayers for the firemen and all those who are doing everything possible to deal with this dramatic situation.