On his return flight from Singapore to Rome on Friday, September 13th, Pope Francis reacted to the invitation extended to him to travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for December 7-8. The pontiff vehemently explained that he did not wish to attend.
“I will not go to Paris, I will not go to Paris”: It was in an emphatic tone that Pope Francis made known his response to the invitation extended by the archbishop of Paris and the French government. They have invited him to attend the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, five years after the terrible fire that almost destroyed one of the world’s most famous churches.
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