In a four-page letter, the pro-armed struggle separatist movement “Nazione” reached out to Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Corsica December 15, urging him to “contribute to genuine ...

Further reading: Pope Francis in Corsica: Reasons behind a surprising journey Pope Francis' historic one-day visit to Ajaccio, scheduled as part of a colloquium on popular religiosity in the Medit ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...

Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...

Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

The New York Times ran other excerpts on Tuesday, Francis’s 88th birthday. The Pope celebrated a Mass on Sunday in Ajaccio, Corsica (Thibault Camus/AP) In the Italian excerpts, Francis recalled his ...

Pope Francis, on his first visit to Corsica, praised the island people's deep faith and tradition of popular piety. On ...

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an ...

Pope Francis is the first pope to visit the French island of Corsica. For years, this area has captivated tourists from ...

For the first time in his nearly 12-year papacy, Pope Francis skipped his customary inflight press conference at the end of ...