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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
Chaplain 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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