Pope Francis to focus on regional 'crisis and conflict' during first papal visit to Corsica
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Pope Francis stands as he celebrates a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica . (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Faithful wave for Pope Francis Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island. Pope Francis' one-day visit 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Pope Francis greets the journalists aboard his flight bound for Corsica for his apostolic journey in Ajaccio, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Remo Casilli/Pool Via AP)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)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)People walk past a mural featuring Pope Francis prior to the Pope's visit, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)People walk past a mural featuring Pope Francis prior to the Pope's visit, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)People walk past a mural featuring Pope Francis prior to the Pope's visit, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)People walk near the seafront of Ajaccio prior to Pope Francis' visit, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A man sits in the chair that the Pope Francis will use to celebrate a mass on Sunday, for a photo souvenir, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A woman carries bags bearing the Pope Franci' image prior to Pope's visit, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Pope Francis presides over a mass in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Workers set up the altar prior to Pope Francis' visit, in Ajaccio, in the southern French island of Corsica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A woman holds a placard reading: "Welcome, 108 year's old the eldest of Ajaccio" as she waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Baptistery of St. Jean in Ajaccio during the Pontiff one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis arrives at Ajaccio International Airport on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Baptistery of St. Jean in Ajaccio during the Pontiff one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Francis outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis greets faithful as he arrives outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis gestures near the Notre Dame of the Assumption cathedral Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island. Pope Francis' one-day visit 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The statue of Napoleon towers Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" as Pope Francis presides over a mass during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. The writing on top of the altar reads: Peace. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)The statue of Napoleon towers Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" as Pope Francis presides over a mass in during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. The writing on top of the altar reads: Peace. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis blows a candle as he prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary in Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis greets faithful after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary in Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis greets faithful after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary in Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, second from right, attends a mass presided by Pope Francis in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis celebrates a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica and 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Pope Francis celebrates a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as his one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Pope Francis presides over a mass in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis sits during a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as his one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Faithful wait for the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis arrives for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as his one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Priests wait for the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Members of catholic local brotherhoods arrive for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Pope Francis gestures near the Notre Dame of the Assumption cathedral Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island. Pope Francis' one-day visit 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The public wait before a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Members of a catholic local brotherhood arrive for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Faithful gather Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to 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. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A child stands behind a banner reading, Welcome Pope Francis, in Ajaccio on the occasion of the Pontiff visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis delivers the Angelus prayer inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis delivers the Angelus prayer inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron in Ajaccio at the end of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi, Pool Via AP)Pope Francis shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron in Ajaccio at the end of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi, Pool Via AP)Pope Francis talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Ajaccio at the end of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec.15, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi, Pool Via AP)Faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Francis in Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Faithful greet Pope Francis arriving outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis is welcomed by children as he arrives at Ajaccio International Airport on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis arrives at Ajaccio International Airport on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis arrives at Ajaccio International Airport on the occasion of his one-day visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis stands as he celebrates a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica . (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)