this gift from Emmanuel Macron will not close the debate on the absence of François in Paris

CORSICA – Pope Francis, who spent the day of this Sunday, December 15 in Corsica, did not leave Ajaccio empty-handed. In addition to the chalice with a piece of wood carved by a craftsman and presented by the mayor of the city, the sovereign pontiff also received, from the hands of Emmanuel Macron, two works.

In a lounge at Ajaccio airport around 6 p.m., shortly before the Pope took off for Rome, the President of the Republic offered him Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paristhe official book of the restoration of the cathedral devastated by fire on April 15, 2019.

The reopening of the cathedral after five years of work, on December 7 and 8, took place in the presence of numerous personalities including, on Saturday, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and Elon Musk. Pope Francis did not make the trip to Paris.

An old edition by Charles Péguy

Emmanuel Macron also gave him an old edition of Charles Péguy, Presentation of Beauce at Notre-Dame de Chartresaccording to the Élysée.

“It is a great honor for the city of Ajaccio, for Corsica and for France to welcome you”brought the head of state to the attention of the sovereign pontiff during their forty-minute interview.

The Pope then left Ajaccio around 7:15 p.m. His day revolved around several speeches, a giant mass at the end of the afternoon and numerous crowd baths in the popemobile. This is the first visit ever made by a pope to the island.

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