VATICAN CITY - The Holy See expressed their “shock and sadness” as Paris’ famed cathedral Notre Dame was Monday devastated by a fire.
The Vatican Press Office stated that Pope Francis was in solidarity with the people of France in such a moment of national sorrow.
"The pope is close to France, he is praying for French Catholics and for the people of Paris in face of the terrible fire which has ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral," tweeted Alessandro Gisotti, the head of the Vatican Press Office.