how does the national press analyze this visit?

The Vatican has formalized the visit of Pope Francis to Corsica on December 15. Beyond the religious aspect, the national press took up the subject between diplomatic issues and small controversies over the absence of the sovereign pontiff at the inauguration of Notre-Dame de Paris. Press review.

The Pope's visit to Corsica on December 15 interested the international press after the official announcement of his trip to Ajaccio by the Vatican.

The subject thus made the opening of the France 2 television news. A subject devoted to the organization of a visit, especially returning to the very personal choice of the Pope to prefer the imperial city to Notre Dame de Paris cathedral. It is also from this angle that other media have treated the subject.

As for the national written press, few newspapers put the news on the front page. It is on the inside pages that articles, often long, are hidden with, for example, files, editorials and humorous press cartoons devoted to the diplomatic relationship between Pope Francis and Emmanuel Macron.

Same story in the international press, the pope, a world-famous figure, is mentioned as far as India with an article in the Indian Express. The political aspect is highlighted in all the articles.

In Corsica, this controversy does not emerge this Sunday, November 24 in residents' discussions. Those who read the newspapers were happy to see the pope's arrival confirmed. “Confirmation” was precisely the title chosen by the regional daily Corse Matin.

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