For the first time in more than 200 years, there will be no Christmas midnight mass at Notre Dame cathedral this year. Repair work continues after the April fire that destroyed its roof and spire. The Mass will be celebrated in a temporary home a mile away. Photo:China News Service

For the first time in more than 200 years, there will be no Christmas midnight mass at Notre Dame cathedral this year. Repair work continues after the April fire that destroyed its roof and spire. The Mass will be celebrated in a temporary home a mile away. Photo:China News Service

For the first time in more than 200 years, there will be no Christmas midnight mass at Notre Dame cathedral this year. Repair work continues after the April fire that destroyed its roof and spire. The Mass will be celebrated in a temporary home a mile away. Photo:China News Service