(CNN) This week is Holy Week, when millions of Western Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Under normal circumstances, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris would have been preparing to display its holy relics to the faithful on Good Friday. James Martin, a Jesuit writer based in New York, said of the televised images of flames devouring the cathedral's iconic Gothic architecture. "Outside of St. Peter's Basilica (in Vatican City) I don't think there's a more iconic church for Catholics. I don't think there are any Catholics who visit Paris and don't pray or go to Mass at Notre Dame."

Source: CNN April 15, 2019 20:19 UTC