Vatican willing to offer technical expertise on restoring Notre Dame

The Vatican is willing to offer technical restoration know-how to help rebuild and restore the devastated cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Holy's See's culture minister said on Tuesday.

"I think one of the greatest contributions the Holy See can make ... will be above a technical one because we have, for example, the Vatican Museums," Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi told reporters.

"We have the type of know-how that the whole world recognises as being of high quality. That is why I think an eventual future offer by the Holy See will be significant. We could take part in some specific areas (of restoration)."