Papież Franciszek na Korsyce

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...

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...

Faithful wait for Pope Francis as he arrives Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Pope Francis flanked by Cardinal Francois-Xavier Bustillo, delivers his message during the closing session of the "La Religiosité Populaire en Méditer...

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...

Pope Francis flanked by Cardinal Francois-Xavier Bustillo, left, and Bishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort delivers his message inside the Cathedral of Our...

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...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11627/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11626/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11756/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11724/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11699/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11684/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11681/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11678/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11670/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11667/Credit...

Visite du Pape à AjaccioPope Francis in Ajaccio during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.//RANDAZZOMAXIME_11664/Credit...

Pope Francis is welcomed after landing at Ajaccio International airport, on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Francis visits Co...

Pope Francis is welcomed by France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau (L) and children after landing at Ajaccio International airport, on the French...

Pope Francis, with a large bruise on his chin, looks on aboard his flight bound for Corsica for his apostolic journey in Ajaccio, on December 15, 2024...

Pope Francis is welcomed by France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau (L) and musicians after landing at Ajaccio International airport, on the Frenc...

Pope Francis is welcomed by France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau (L) and officials after landing at Ajaccio International airport, on the Frenc...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the Popemobile in Ajaccio, at the start of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope F...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the Popemobile in Ajaccio, at the start of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope F...

Pope Francis arrives in his Popemobile to visit the Paleochristian Baptistery of Saint-Jean in Ajaccio as part of his trip on the French island of Cor...

Pope Francis blesses the oldest leaving person in Ajaccio, 108, as he arrives to visit the Paleochristian Baptistery of Saint-Jean in Ajaccio as part...

Pope Francis greets arrives at the Paleochristian Baptistery of Saint-Jean in Ajaccio as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December...

Women cheer from a balcony as they wait for the arrival of the pope in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2...

Pope Francis speaks next to French bishop of Corsica Francois-Xavier Bustillo during the conference "La religiosité populaire en méditerranée" (Popula...

Pope Francis attends the conference "La religiosité populaire en méditerranée" (Popular religiosity in the Mediterranean) in Ajaccio, as part of his t...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the popemobile in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Franci...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the popemobile in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Franci...

Pope Francis leaves after paying his respects to the small statue of the Madonuccia (Ajaccio's patron saint) in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the Fr...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the popemobile in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Franci...

Pope Francis celebrates a mass in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Francis visits Corsica, a s...

Pope Francis (C) waves at the crowd outside the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsic...

People attend the arrival of the Pope at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica,...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd as he arrives at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of C...

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross at the end of the Angelus at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on t...

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross at the end of the Angelus at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on t...

Pope Francis blesses a child outside at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, o...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd as he arrives at the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of C...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd from the popemobile in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Franci...

Pope Francis (C) greets the crowd as he rides the popemobile car at Place Miot in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on Dec...

Pope Francis arrives to preside a mass at Place d’Austerlitz (U Casone) in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 1...

Pope Francis presides over a mass at Place d’Austerlitz (U Casone) in Ajaccio, as part of his trip on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 20...

Pope Francis (L) shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) as they meet at the Ajaccio airport, on the French island of Corsica, on Dec...

Pope Francis meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron at Ajaccio's International Airport at the end of his trip on the French island of Corsica,...

Pope Francis (L) meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) at the Ajaccio airport, on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope...