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From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplains

  • Written by Wendy Cadge, Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University
From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplainsChaplain of the Paris Fire Department, Jean-Marc Fournier.AP Photo/Thibault Camus

Chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, Jean-Marc Fournier, is credited with saving several items of great significance – such as the crown of thorns – from the Cathedral of Notre Dame as it burned.

Previously a military chaplain in Afghanistan, Fournier also...

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