NZ cathedral: work starts

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 @ 09:07

by a staff reporter

WORK on a $5-million cardboard cathedral for the earthquake-damaged city of Christchurch, in New Zealand, will start this week, despite a refusal by the city council to part-fund it.

The temporary cathedral, to be built from cardboard, will replace the historic building that was seriously damaged in an earthquake last year, and in successive smaller quakes. The original building is currently being brought down to a safe height by demolition ...

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Just up on our website - House of Bishops sets out next steps on women in the episcopate: http://t.co/fAykImfibF

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