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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo greets pilgrims at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo poses with the monks at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Holiness Mar Awa III - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Holiness Mar Awa III - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East at The Vatican, on October 27, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk gestures towards the snowy peaks of the Dhauladhar on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk dances among the fallen rhododendron flowers on the trail to Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan monks, watched by a cow, jump and take photos in front of the snowy Dhauladhar peaks on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 21, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan boy plays with a gong mallet while monks perform pooja at the Kalachakra Temple in Mcleod Ganj, India, May 17, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk walks past a wall spray-painted with the missing Panchen Lama's likeness as a child and the words "Free Panchen Lama, Missing Since 1995" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A man walks past store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk's hand wrapped in his robes in Bhagsu, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Detail of a woman in traditional Tibetan dress clutching prayer beads in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Two Tibetan monks take photos on the hike to Triund Ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk smiles while wrapping himself in his orange skirt on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping beneath fluttering prayer flags on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. OVER 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. ENTHUSIASTIC CORSICAN CLERGY IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. OVER 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ENTHUSIASTIC CORSICAN CLERGY Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON, THE MADONUCCIA (OUR LADY OF MERCY, PATRON SAINT OF THE CITY) ARRIVED, CARRIED BY THE CORSICAN BROTHERHOODS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON, THE MADONUCCIA (OUR LADY OF MERCY, PATRON SAINT OF THE CITY) ARRIVED, CARRIED BY THE CORSICAN BROTHERHOODS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. HOLY MASS IN PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). HOMILY BY FRANCOIS XAVIER BUSTILLO, CARDINAL OF AJACCIO. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. HOLY MASS IN PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). HOMILY BY FRANCOIS XAVIER BUSTILLO, CARDINAL OF AJACCIO. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. OVER 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. ENTHUSIASTIC CORSICAN CLERGY IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON, THE MADONUCCIA (OUR LADY OF MERCY, PATRON SAINT OF THE CITY) ARRIVED, CARRIED BY THE CORSICAN BROTHERHOODS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE STATUE OF NAPOLEON AT THE CASONE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT BY HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. AT THE END OF HOLY MASS, IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE), ONE OF THE CLERGY PRESENTED HIM WITH A PARCHMENT DATING FROM 1553 (AN ACT OF THE ENCLAVE OF THE POPES, DONATED BY THE MAYOR OF VALREAS IN THE VAUCLUSE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT BY HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). ARRIVAL OF THE BROTHERHOODS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024. IN THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA), ALONGSIDE THE CORSICAN CLERGY, HE DELIVERS THE ANGELUS PRAYER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT BY HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. AT THE END OF HOLY MASS, IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE), ONE OF THE CLERGY PRESENTED HIM WITH A PARCHMENT DATING FROM 1553 (AN ACT OF THE ENCLAVE OF THE POPES, DONATED BY THE MAYOR OF VALREAS IN THE VAUCLUSE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis - Ajaccio

Pope Francis - Ajaccio

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. HISTORIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CORSICA ON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024. MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE HOLY MASS IN THE PLACE D'AUSTERLITZ (U CASONE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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