BOLDUAN: For the first time in more than 200 years, the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will not be holding Christmas services. It's still recovering from that devastating fire back in April, and this is a church that during the Nazi occupation in World War II was open for the holiday. Joining me right now from Paris, CNN's Melissa Bell. Melissa, no mass at Notre Dame. What does it mean?</s>MELISSA BELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it means for a start, Kate, an alternative mass is being organized just a couple blocks away in another church, no doubt plenty of prayers there tonight for the reconstruction of that iconic cathedral because we're so far off from being able to see any more Christmas services, celebration there any time soon, Kate. And you're right, this is a huge break from tradition. The last time the cathedral was quiet on Christmas Eve. It was 1803. The aftermath of French Revolution. The place has been deconsecrated and turned into a temple of reason, by the next year 1804, Napoleon arrived on the throne and it was then that the Christmas Mass began to be held. It's been held every year since. A real break with tradition but again, it's going to be sometime. In fact, Kate, reconstruction eight months on from this fire has yet even to begin so fragile. It's that extraordinary structure itself. And given all that care that has to be taken in picking out the bits of it that were damaged before it can be rebuilt. So it's going to be sometime longer and no doubt anywhere near the five years that Emmanuel Macron promised it would take to rebuild, Kate.</s>BOLDUAN: Absolutely. Such a long and arduous process ahead. It's almost impossible to imagine everything that's going into. Melissa, thank you so much. Thank you so much for being here.
No Christmas Service at Notre Dame for First Time in 200 Plus Years.