For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic ...

The towering Gothic cathedral somehow captures the spirit of the 13th century — the so-called Age of Faith — in the 21st century.

The Our Lady of Chartres cathedral is one of the most visited tourist destinations in France. ... a logistics hub for the German army and the location of an important Luftwaffe airbase.

The nave inside the cathedral in Chartres. (Photo: ... Cathedral, the Archdiocese of Paris declined to host the opening Mass there, designating St. Sulpice as the alternative location.

The 43rd annual Paris-Chartres pilgrimage concluded on Monday with a solemn high Mass at Chartres Cathedral, marking the end of a record-breaking three-day journey that drew 19,000 participants ...

The New Yorker, May 10, 1930 P. 71. A visit to some of the cathedral towns of France in order to see the Chartres Cathedral. Tells where he stops - the Hotel du Grand Monarque, and the attentive ...

American Friends of Chartres Honors the Memory of Col. Welborn B. Griffith, the first World War II “Monuments Man” on Aug. 16 He died exactly 70 years ago, Aug. 16, battling in France against ...