As Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris officially reopens Dec. 7-8, bells will ring in churches an ocean away in the United States to celebrate the historic moment.

In a social media post, the USCCB wrote that as the cathedral reopens its doors, “local churches in the U.S. are invited to peal their bells in a gesture of unity.”

The bells at Notre Dame are ringing again in Paris. More than five years after the devastating fire damaged the 861-year-old cathedral, the restored bells tolled in the French capital on November 8, 2024.