Dumas story of the Corsican Brothers is widely known. Born Siamese twins of Corsican aristocracy, the babies are separated immediately after birth by a miraculous operation, and saved from a ...

A jailed Corsican nationalist, whose prison assault sparked protests on the French Mediterranean island, has died. Yvan Colonna, 61, who was serving a life term for murdering Corsica's top ...

A French court has banned the use of the Corsican language in the French Mediterranean island's local assembly, according to court documents seen Tuesday by AFP, delivering a blow to the Corsican ...

This avoided more controversial subjects, such as the constitutionalization of abortion and French-style secularism, to which the Pope prefers a more flexible, "Corsican-style" secularism.

Pope Francis celebrated mass Sunday before a congregation of thousands in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.The ceremony, ...

For the first time ever, a pope set foot on Corsican soil. On December 15, Pope Francis' visit to the French Mediterranean island sparked immense emotion. The Argentine pope, who felt "at home," ...

Ajaccio, capital of what the French call “the Island of Beauty”, exemplified this, with enthusiastic crowds and traditional polyphonic Corsican chanting. At the Pope’s open-air Mass ...

Faithful members of the Fraternité Saint-Barthélemy walk along the seafront promenade during Good Friday, as part of the Easter celebrations, in Bonifacio, Corsica, March 29, 2024. PASCAL ...

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 ...

Earlier, at the close of a Mediterranean conference on popular piety, Papa Francescu, as he is called in Corsican, described a concept of secularity “that is not static and fixed, but evolving ...

Earlier, at the close of a Mediterranean conference on popular piety, Papa Francescu, as he is called in Corsican, described a concept of secularity “that is not static and fixed, but evolving ...

These songs will be given pride of place during the Mass, bearing witness to the great diversity of Corsican heritage. These songs accompany Masses and major family events such as weddings and ...