Pope Francis made the Mediterranean a top priority throughout his pontificate, visiting Malta, the Greek island of Lesbos and the Italian islands of Lampedusa and Sardinia, in addition to Marseilles.

Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean ...

Pope Francis’ one-day visit to the French island of Corsica on Sunday, two days before his 88th birthday, will put a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular ...

Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French ...

Pope Francis said in a speech, “There are those who work systematically and with every means possible to repel migrants. And this, when done with awareness and responsibility, is a grave sin.” ...

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 23 - Pope Francis will visit Corsica on Sunday, December 15, the Holy See Press Office said on Saturday. The Argentine pontiff will close an international conference on popular ...

VATICAN CITY, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a "grave sin" not to offer aid ...

Left: Pope Francis sits in the popemobile near the statue of Ajaccio's Patron Saint, Madunnuccia, during his apostolic journey in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, France ...

VATICAN CITY, May 6 (Reuters) - Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The secret election appears wide open but here are ...

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 ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that ...

V ATICAN CITY, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a "grave sin" not to offer aid ...