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 on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean isla
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 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 humor in the French Mediterranean island, a stronghold of the Catholic faith. Around 9,000 turned out to attend as he celebrated mass,
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 to focus on regional ‘crisis, conflict’ during visit to Corsica
Pope Francis’ one-day visit to the French island of Corsica on Sunday, two days before his 88th birthday, will put 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 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.
Pope Francis praises faith of Catholics in French Corsica
During the Dec. 15 trip, the pontiff encouraged the island’s Catholic majority to continue to foster its traditional piety as secular culture grows in Europe — and to use their devotion as fuel to serve others in charity.
Pope Francis arrives on 1st 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
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 Francis makes first-ever papal visit to French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean
On the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis 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.
Pope Francis to focus on regional ‘crisis and conflict’ during first papal visit to Corsica
A brief visit by Pope Francis to the French island of Corsica will put a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other.
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"His being here makes managing to control our emotions stressful." Francis had arrived in the papal plane on Sunday morning ...