 and is widely beloved, in part because of a series of paintings by impressionist Claude Monet. It's being renovated, and a spokesman for the firefighters says construction workers were the first to notice the fire and tell authorities. The cathedral is expected to reopen on Friday. I'm Rita Foley. Pakistan's foreign ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who've been living in Pakistan. More at townhall.com.