Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Political bickering hinders restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral

Work continues to stabilise the Notre Dame cathedral's structure nine months after the devastating fire

Work continues to stabilise the Notre Dame cathedral's structure nine months after the devastating fire Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series

Follow and Subscribe

Apple Podcasts Spotify Listnr Download (6.75MB)
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris did not hold a Christmas Mass for the first time in over 200 years, as repair work from April's devastating fire continues.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

On the Money
Palestinian teen loses leg, eye, and both parents in Israeli attack
Pope Leo XIV boards his plane for his 11-day apostolic trip
CABINET PAPER ARCHIVES

Recommended for you

People with shopping baskets
A stylised graphic showing Donald Trump on one side with the Republican Party logo, a blue silhouette on the other with a Democratic Party logo, and the US Capitol in the backdrop.
A composite image showing a fire at an oil refinery in the foreground, with a black and white image in the background of an older oil refinery with a ripped paper effect through the middle.
A stylised illustration of a suburban house sketched in soft lines, with three windows — each framing a portrait: a young girl, a middle-aged woman, and an elderly woman.
A stylised image of two men in the foreground, with the one on the right leaning against a white ute. There's a sheep at a solar farm in the background.
Under a twilight sky featuring a thin crescent moon, four massive, angular telescope enclosures of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) stand atop the rocky plateau of Cerro Paranal in Chile's Atacama Desert.
A purple and orange skyline with trees in the forefront as stars are across the night sky
A composite of construction sites and a builder pouring concrete

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world