Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, ...

Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking ...

Marco Raduano, sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment in Italy, was arrested in Corsica in February, a year after escaping from ...

The visit to Corsica’s capital Ajaccio, the birthplace of Napoleon, is one of the briefest of his papacy beyond Italy’s ...

(CNS photo/Lola Gomez) As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the ...

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 was welcomed Sunday by cheering crowds in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, in the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island. Sitting in a wheelchair ...

Pope Francis is visiting Corsica to take part in a symposium on popular piety in the Mediterranean. A central element of this popular piety are the songs, both religious and secular, handed down ...

Go to Corsica as the maquis bursts into flower, and the scented air envelops you. Again, there are native grapes - reds niellucciu (sangiovese) and sciaccarellu are those most often seen, plus ...

Pope Francis landed in Corsica Sunday for his first papal visit to the French island. The pope is expected to highlight the ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis' one-day visit to the French island of Corsica on Sunday, two days before his 88th birthday, puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local ...