The archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit on June 15 celebrated the first Mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the two months ago. But due to the dangerous situation of the church, the Mass is only open to a very limited audience.

Only about 30 people, half of whom are priests, attend Mass starting at 6pm (Paris time). In addition to priests, some volunteers and workers at the construction site restored the church. The attendees were asked to wear a helmet from the entrance to the church.

The diocese of Paris said that for security reasons there were no followers. However, the Mass is transmitted through KTO Catholic TV channel so that all "Catholic parishioners can participate".

Also related to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the April 15th commotion has sparked a wave of unprecedented large donations, with promises of small and total contributions. up to 850 million euros.

But according to the FranceInfo survey published on June 14, the money actually transferred to donor agencies is equivalent to nearly 9% of the promised amount, ie about 80 million euros. . The real money is transferred mainly to the contributions of individuals.

Pledges by major corporations and benefactors, such as the Arnault family and the luxury goods group LVMH, promised to donate 200 million euros, or the Pinault family, announcing a contribution of 100 million euros, currently only awarded. One way to drip, depending on the progress of the work.

Some people had previously committed to making a great contribution, saying they would not contribute more, but this did not have a big impact on the remodeling of this famous French project.