Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica

Pope Francis makes historic visit to Corsica's shores
Pope Francis is the first pope to visit the French island of Corsica. For years, this area has captivated tourists from Europe and is also a site of local worship, various forms of devotion, and processions.
Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety
Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society.
Pope Francis, in Corsica, warns against religion that stokes divisions
Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.
Pope Francis departs on first papal visit to Corsica, with focus on regional crisis, popular piety
A brief visit by Pope Francis to the French island of Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other.
Pope Francis celebrates outdoor mass during first papal visit ever to Corsica
The visit to Corsica’s capital Ajaccio, the birthplace of Napoleon, is one of the briefest of his papacy beyond Italy’s borders, just about nine hours on the ground, including a 40-minute visit with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Pope talks piety on Corsica visit
Pope Francis, on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica, on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society.
Francis celebrates mega-mass in first-ever papal visit to Corsica
Pope Francis completed a one-day trip to Corsica Sunday marked by cheering crowds and good humour in the French Mediterranean island, a stronghold of the Catholic faith.
Pope Francis urges 'healthy secularism' on visit to France's Corsica
Pope Francis on Sunday called for a "healthy secularism" while visiting the French island of Corsica. Christian and secular culture should not be pitted against each other, said Francis, who is the first pope to ever visit the Mediterranean island.
Why Corsica is still the Mediterranean’s most elegant island
Soon we would return to our ship, CroisiEurope’s compact 130-passenger La Belle des Océans, docked in the island’s capital, ...
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5 things to know about popular piety and Pope Francis’ trip to Corsica
On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will travel to Ajaccio, the capital of the French island of Corsica, for a less than nine-hour visit. Part of the pope’s itinerary for the short trip is to speak at the ...