The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris or Notre Dame de Paris (Meaning ‘Our Lady of Paris’ in French) is a Gothic cathedral located in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France, It has its main entrance to the west. The island is on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité. […]
Officially known as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, it’s one of more than a hundred churches dedicated to “Our Lady” (“Notre Dame”) scattered around France – and, like Paris’ Notre-Dame, Chartres’ also experienced a harrowing fire. How many Notre-Dame churches are there in France? There are 197 churches in Paris […]
The Priest or Eucharistic Minister dips their thumb in the ashes and puts on a cross on the parishioner’s forehead while saying one of two things. “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return” or “repent and believe in the good news.” The mark on their foreheads is […]
Notre Dame. PARIS — Two years after a fire tore through Paris’ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the building site that Notre Dame has become to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus. What caused the fire […]
If we talk about church buildings, then a basilica has the highest permanent designation. A cathedral however may or may not have the status of a basilica. It is where the Bishop’s throne is and that would give that cathedral a greater status than a basilica. What makes a church […]
How is the river Seine pronounced? La Seine is the river that flows through Paris. Don’t say it like ‘sane’- you pronounce it ‘sehn’, not to sound like like a lucid mind-state. The southern bank of the Seine is referred to as La Rive Gauche, which means ‘the left bank’. […]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame But in 2010 academics uncovered references to a “humpbacked” carver in the memoirs of Henry Sibson, a 19th Century British sculptor working at the cathedral at around the time the book was written. Is Quasimodo based on a real person? Quasimodo (from Quasimodo Sunday) is […]
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world. Is the Catholic Church the most powerful church in the world? The Roman Catholic Church has been one of the world’s most powerful institutions for nearly 2,000 years, but much of its history is shrouded in mystery. Here […]
The United Nations, the State Department, and similar organizations need lawyers, too. It helps to have a degree in political science, to speak a foreign language, or to have experience in related fields. But to become a foreign service officer, you don’t need a specific degree or professional experience. What […]
men. Generally, men tend to use all tobacco products at higher rates than women. In 2015, 16.7 percent of adult males and 13.6 percent of adult females smoked cigarettes. Who is more likely to smoke? Smoking prevalence is highest among young adults: 23% of those aged 16-24 and 24% among […]
The short answer is yes, it is a felony to possess a THC Vape Pen in the State of Texas. While it is legal to buy and possess a THC vape pen in many states, Texas is not one of them. In fact, if you get caught in Texas with […]
2 Eight in 10 college smokers started smoking before age 18. They report smoking on twice as many days and smoke nearly four times as many cigarettes as those who began smoking at an older age. 3 White students have the highest smoking rates, followed by Hispanic, Asian, and African […]
People also process nicotine differently depending on their genetics. Generally, nicotine will leaves your blood within 1 to 3 days after you stop using tobacco, and cotinine will be gone after 1 to 10 days. Neither nicotine nor cotinine will be detectable in your urine after 3 to 4 days […]
Study abroad as a grad student: Some graduate programs in the United States have an option to spend a semester, year, or shorter term abroad. If you’re thinking about going to grad school, you may wish to include this as a consideration in your search for a program. Can I […]
Small clutch purses, with or without a handle or strap, and wallets are permitted as long as they do not exceed 4.5″ X 6.5,” along with either the 12″ X 6″ X 12″ clear tote bag or the clear plastic gallon-sized zip bags. What can you carry into Notre Dame […]