Notre Dame de Paris prepares for reopening with ceremonial events this weekend

Notre Dame de Paris will reopen this weekend after a fire in 2019. The ceremonies will include the archbishop reopening the cathedral's doors and the first Mass. Guests will include world leaders and local Parisians. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich will tap the doors with a special staff made from fire-damaged wood. The cathedral's organ, silenced since the fire, will be reawakened with a series of prompts from Ulrich, followed by performances from organists. The restoration, funded by donations from around the world, has transformed the cathedral's interior. The limestone walls are now clean, and new furnishings have been added, including a replacement altar.