"Thousands and thousands and thousands of people had gathered, and were just watching in complete shock and awe," she said. (Submitted by Jennifer Pelley)Pelley, who is originally from Grand Falls-Windsor, has lived in Paris for more than a year. The church's long-standing history in France supersedes its Catholic connections, said Pender, embodying a much broader significance to the country. That was one of the first places that I wanted to go, to make that connection between France and Newfoundland," he said. Dohey hopes that piece of local history, near to the front entrance of the church, has made it through the fire.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2019 22:07 UTC