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,
Francis celebrates mega-mass in first-ever papal visit to Corsica
Pope Francis celebrated mass Sunday before a congregation of thousands in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.
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, 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 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.
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.
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