Ho Chi Minh City, March 19 -- A major milestone in the restoration of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City was marked on March 19 with the installation of two gold-plated crosses, weighing more than 800 kilogrammes in total, atop the cathedral's twin towers at a height of about 60 metres. Attending the event were the Vatican's resident representative in Vietnam Marek Zalewski, and Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese Nguyen Nang. According to Priest Ho Van Xuan, head of the church's restoration committee, the newly crafted crosses were produced based on the original design of the 128-year-old crosses, which had deteriorated significantly and were no longer suitable for continued use. The new crosses were manufactured by B...