Pope Francis is due to land at 9 a.m. this Sunday at Ajaccio airport, kicking off a historic visit to Corsica. The Sovereign Pontiff is due to give a speech at a conference on popular religiosity in the Mediterranean, before holding a mass and taking a stroll through the streets of the “imperial city”. Follow the situation live.
It’s a historic day. This Sunday, Pope Francis is due to land at 9 a.m. in Corsica for a visit to Ajaccio which will go down in history. A week after the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris to the public, the visit of the Sovereign Pontiff to the island of beauty is eagerly awaited, from a stronger in Corsica, where religion holds an important place. Follow this historic event live.
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The main information to remember:
- The Pope is due to land at 9 a.m.
- Corsica is in turmoil
- More than 100,000 people are expected
The arrival of the pope scheduled for 9 a.m. at Ajaccio airport
Pope Francis is due to arrive at 9 a.m. this Sunday at Ajaccio airport before celebrating a mid-afternoon mass, the highlight of this visit. In the morning, he will also deliver a speech at the Palais des Congrès in the Imperial City where a conference on popular religiosity in the Mediterranean is being held on December 14 and 15.
A meeting with the President of the Republic is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the airport, before the Holy Father flies to Rome. We do not know if Emmanuel Macron, who could arrive early in the afternoon, plans to attend mass as he did a year ago in Marseille. The Pope will then take off again towards Rome aboard an Air Corsica aircraft. A flight eagerly awaited by the staff.
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A visit that sparks incredible excitement on the island of beauty. During the night from Friday to Saturday, the technical services finished installing the 7.5 km of barriers along the route that the pope will take. Everything is ready to welcome the Holy Father. “It’s a pretty incredible event,” marvels a resident. “Every day that passes, it brings happiness closer. It’s a real joy, It’s a great emotion,” says another. >> Discover our on-site report
An extraordinary security system
One of the major issues of Pope Francis’ visit is the safety of the Holy Father and all the people who will travel to see him. In Ajaccio, several tens of thousands of people, even hundreds of thousands, are expected. It is therefore an XXL device which is planned. “In addition to the 1,000 people already present, from the police, gendarmerie and firefighters, 2,200 people are coming to reinforce the mobile force units from Metz and Lille.
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The marching companies, police officers who volunteered, came from the entire southern zone, from Cahors, in the Lot, to the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It was the police who said banco: ‘We are ready to come'”, explains Jérôme Filippini, prefect of Corsica. >> Our detailed article on the security system
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