Originally published at The Catholic Thing
Pope Francis will travel to the French island of Corsica on December 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids Paris and all the pomp and protocol that accompanies a proper state visit. The one-day visit to the French island region, confirmed Saturday by the Vatican, is to close out a diocesan conference on popular piety in Ajaccio, the capital. The trip is in some way a snub of Frances’ president, Emmanuel Macron, who had invited Francis to travel to Paris the previous weekend to preside over the grand reopening of Notre Dame.
