ROME -- Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that ...

Pope Francis is set to visit the French island of Corsica next month to participate in a congress on religiosity in the ...

Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica in December, days after skipping the reopening of Paris's ...

Pope Francis will visit Corsica on Dec. 15, the Vatican said on Saturday, the first recorded trip of a pope to the French ...

Pope Francis will visit Corsica for the first time on December 15. The visit, the first by a pope to the island, will include ...

Pope Francis will visit Corsica on December 15, sidestepping a state visit to Paris. The trip, focusing on popular piety, ...

Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on December 15, just days after skipping the reopening of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, the ...

Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on December 15, just days after skipping the reopening of ...

The journey includes Mass at Place d’Austerlitz and meetings with local clergy under Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo.

In the 6th century, Corsica became part of the Byzantine Empire, along with parts of Italy, including Rome, the seat of the papacy. But facing heavy taxation from Byzantium, the island sought ...

Further reading: Possible mid-December papal visit to Corsica 'under consideration' While a few bishops may have felt disappointed—some even slightly irritated—at the thought of the pope ...