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 ...

AJACCIO, France (Reuters) - 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 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 ...

Pope Francis presides over Holy Mass on Gaudete Sunday on the island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN News) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican December 15, 2024 Two days ...

Pope Francis, visiting Corsica for the first time, praised the island’s people for their faith and strong tradition of popular piety, calling them “an admirable example in Europe.” ...

Scene of the old port in Bastia, Corsica, France. (photo: RnDmS / Shutterstock) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican December 13, 2024 On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will travel to Ajaccio, the capital of the ...

AJACCIO, Corsica — 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 ...

Pope visits French island of Corsica, celebrates Mass Also meets French President Emmanuel Macron Francis says some religious groups are stoking divisions Does not name the groups but tells ...

Pope Francis Makes 1st Papal Visit to France's Corsica Awash in Expressions of Popular Piety AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on ...

Pope Francis boards an airplane at Rome's Fiumicino, airport as he leaves for his one-day visit to Ajaccio in he French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec.15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia ...