A person takes a photograph of a giant red cross hung outside a hotel in Ajaccio, Corsica, on December 12, 2024, ahead of the Pope's visit to the French Mediterranean island. Pope Francis will travel to Ajaccio on December 15, 2024, the first visit by a Pope to Corsica, highly anticipated on the French Mediterranean island with a strong Catholic tradition. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP)