are choosing to honor those who lost their lives. reporter: the bells of notre dame toll and toll and toll for the dead. the trauma of friday night s multiple attacks still all too raw. with soldiers on guard outside, a special service was held in this ancient cathedral offering up prayers for the dead and prayers for the living. in the face of blind barbarism the cardinal told the congregation there can be no crack in the foundation of our convictions. but this city in shock will take time to recover. for france, for people, for the world. reporter: they re shocked but not subdued. the ceremony was just too, too, to say we are here, we support the family, the sadness
that s so true, alex. they were lining up and waiting in that square in front of notre dame for a good long time. just before the service the square so packed you couldn t see hardly a thing. it was really jammed in with people waiting to get into notre dame cathedral. promptly at 6:15 local time, about 20 minutes ago now, the bells of notre dame started to ring out. lasted about 15 minutes as people went in to pay tribute to the families, the victims and the survivors in this attack. this service is headed by cardinal vingt-trois, the cardinal here in paris. he said before hand our country knows the pain of mourning and must face the barbarity propagated by fanatical groups. tonight really was to pay tribute to the victims and remember them and pray for the families. he said we pray for hope, not hate.