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Pope Francis visits Corsica, warns against spiritual groups stoking division
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pope Francis visits Corsica, warns against spiritual groups stoking division

Firstpost  

At a conference on religion across the Mediterranean, the pontiff warned against varieties of spirituality that ‘seek self-aggrandisement by fuelling polemics, narrow-mindedness, divisions and exclusivist attitudes’ People welcome Pope Francis for his visit in his popemobile at Boulevard Charles Bonaparte during his apostolic journey in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, France. Reuters Pope Francis urged Catholic priests …

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Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety

Associated Press  

AJACCIO, Corsica — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society. ”They will be your joy and your consolation in the future.” Earlier, …

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Pope Francis urges priests to guard against groups that stoke divisions
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pope Francis urges priests to guard against groups that stoke divisions

CNN  

CNN — Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island. At a conference on religion across the Mediterranean, the pontiff warned against varieties of spirituality that “seek self-aggrandizement by fueling polemics, narrow-mindedness, divisions and exclusivist …

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The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pope Francis will travel to …

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The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids the capital and all the pomp and protocol that accompanies a proper state visit. While Francis will meet with President Emmanuel Macron at the airport before returning to Rome, the trip is in some way a snub …

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How France is turning into a 'Mexicanized narco-state' with drug wars fought across the country, teenagers being stabbed and burned alive, and gangsters breaking kingpins out of custody in daring ambu
2 months ago

How France is turning into a 'Mexicanized narco-state' with drug wars fought across the country, teenagers being stabbed and burned alive, and gangsters breaking kingpins out of custody in daring ambu

Daily Mail  

Rampant drug-fuelled violence in France is turning the country into what has been dubbed a 'Mexicanized narco-state' by a leading politician. France's Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau said: 'Narco scum today have no limits' after a boy, 15, was killed in a gunfight in Poitiers on November 1 Armed police during Retailleau's visit to Rennes amid concern over drug-related …

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How Corsica, Napoleon’s birthplace, fell out of love with the dictator
1 year, 1 month ago

How Corsica, Napoleon’s birthplace, fell out of love with the dictator

The Independent  

Arriving late in Ajaccio, Corsica, at Aéroport Napoleon Bonaparte, I take a taxi to Hotel Napoleon. open image in gallery Napoleon’s name is found all over Corsica Napoleon left Corsica aged nine to attend military school in mainland France, his first steps towards a megalomania that saw him crown himself emperor in 1804 and conquer much of Europe. open image …

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Murderous ego maniac or all-conquering hero? The real Napoleon Bonaparte laid bare
1 year, 1 month ago

Murderous ego maniac or all-conquering hero? The real Napoleon Bonaparte laid bare

The Independent  

All nations have figures and episodes in their pasts about which they are divided. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the big man – or, rather, not-so-big man if stories of Napoleon’s diminutive height are to be believed – and Vanessa Kirby as his empress Josephine, the film explores the couple’s relationship amid the tumultuous backdrop of …

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How accurate IS Ridley Scott's Napoleon? From Marie Antoinette's hair to shooting the Pyramids with a cannon - experts reveal film's made-up scenes after it riled French critics
1 year, 1 month ago

How accurate IS Ridley Scott's Napoleon? From Marie Antoinette's hair to shooting the Pyramids with a cannon - experts reveal film's made-up scenes after it riled French critics

Daily Mail  

With its general release still a week away, Ridley Scott's new Napoleon biopic has already managed to ruffle some critics' feathers. Reviewers in the French media branded it 'deeply clumsy' and 'boring' and described Joaquin Phoenix's Napoleon as a 'petulant man-child' Antoinette's hair was cropped when she was executed and she wasn't wearing a black dress The film's trailer shows …

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Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train
1 year, 2 months ago

Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train

BBC  

Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train Christophe Boisvieux/Alamy Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train It took 20,000 labourers two decades to build this train line across the Mediterranean's most mountainous island, and it remains a timeless way to experience Corsica. Corsica's "Little Train" is actually a network linking three contrasting coastal cities on the island's west, north-west and north-east coasts. …

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Macron proposes limited autonomy for France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica
1 year, 3 months ago

Macron proposes limited autonomy for France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron proposed granting limited autonomy for Corsica on Thursday in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island. In a speech he described as “an outstretched hand,” Macron said: “Let us have the audacity to build a Corsican autonomy within the republic.” “It won’t be an autonomy that is against the state nor …

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert brush off marriage woe rumours as they holiday in Corsica after it was claimed she is living in Switzerland and their marriage is 'for appearances only'
1 year, 4 months ago

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert brush off marriage woe rumours as they holiday in Corsica after it was claimed she is living in Switzerland and their marriage is 'for appearances only'

Daily Mail  

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco put on a united front as they relaxed on a yacht in Corsica amid rumours about the state of their marriage. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have put on a united front as they relaxed on a yacht in Corsica amid rumours about the state of their marriage The royal couple …

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Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire goes public with new French personal trainer girlfriend as he shares loved-up snaps with the blonde beauty
1 year, 5 months ago

Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire goes public with new French personal trainer girlfriend as he shares loved-up snaps with the blonde beauty

Daily Mail  

Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire has gone public with his new French model and personal trainer girlfriend. Miles has been a regular on Made in Chelsea since 2018 and is best known for his turbulent relationship with ex Maeva D'Ascanio. 'The fact you wouldn't do certain things with "The one" that you would do with "The others" comes across like …

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Best beach holidays to book for 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Best beach holidays to book for 2023

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Greece open image in gallery Skiathos old port You don’t have far to travel to plunge into the clear waters …

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Europe’s most underrated scenic railways
1 year, 11 months ago

Europe’s most underrated scenic railways

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. Just two trains a day make the full trip – choose the daytime one to make the most of the views, though there’s also a comfortable sleeper train connecting with trains to and from Oslo for the way back. …

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Tripadvisor ranks Dubai as 2023's No1 destination, with London top in Europe and NYC first in USA
1 year, 11 months ago

Tripadvisor ranks Dubai as 2023's No1 destination, with London top in Europe and NYC first in USA

Daily Mail  

Tripadvisor says that Dubai attracts travellers who seek out a 'slice of luxury' Dubai has been ranked as the most popular destination in the world for the second year running by the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards for destinations. Dubai has been revealed as the most popular holiday hotspot in the world in Tripadvisor's 2023 Travellers' Choice Awards for destinations Bali, …

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Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica
2 years, 2 months ago

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

Associated Press  

ROME — A European humanitarian group said Wednesday its migrant rescue ship was heading to the French island of Corsica in hopes France will offer its 234 passengers a safe port, as a diplomatic standoff intensified after Italy relented and allowed migrants from three other rescue ships to disembark on Italian soil. The European Commission added to the pressure to …

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Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica
2 years, 2 months ago

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

The Independent  

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Fierce storm kills 3, injures 12 on French island of Corsica
2 years, 4 months ago

Fierce storm kills 3, injures 12 on French island of Corsica

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A violent thunderstorm hit the …

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Ask Simon Calder: Is there an easier way to get to Corsica’s capital?
2 years, 8 months ago

Ask Simon Calder: Is there an easier way to get to Corsica’s capital?

The Independent  

Q I am looking for flights to Corsica this August, preferably Ajaccio, but can’t find any direct ones from the UK on a day that would suit us. In addition, British Airways and easyJet are showing signs of overstretch this summer – each is cancelling about 70 flights daily, and I imagine neither has any appetite for increasing frequency to …

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Dubai No1 destination in the 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards, with London top in Europe
2 years, 11 months ago

Dubai No1 destination in the 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards, with London top in Europe

Daily Mail  

Dubai has been revealed as the best-rated destination in the world in Tripadvisor's 2022 Travellers' Choice Awards for destinations. Describing it as 'one of Costa Rica's top hiking destinations', Tripadvisor says: 'Arenal Volcano National Park offers a range of trails that wind through wildlife-rich rainforest and old lava flows, all anchored by one of the world's most active volcanoes.' India's …

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Peter Stormare interview: ‘I believe in aliens and UFOs – I pity people who don’t’
3 years, 3 months ago

Peter Stormare interview: ‘I believe in aliens and UFOs – I pity people who don’t’

The Independent  

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Paris Hilton rocks a red bikini while sharing a kiss with fiance Carter Reum on a yacht in France
3 years, 4 months ago

Paris Hilton rocks a red bikini while sharing a kiss with fiance Carter Reum on a yacht in France

Daily Mail  

Paris Hilton looked absolutely incredible in a red bikini and blue sarong skirt as she shared a passionate kiss with her fiancé Carter Reum on a yacht. Passionate: Paris Hilton looked incredible in a red bikini and blue sarong skirt as she shared a passionate kiss with her fiancé Carter Reum 'I can’t wait to go again!' Gorgeous: While cruising …

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The Gun the Ship and the Pen: What’s behind the world’s constitutions?
3 years, 7 months ago

The Gun the Ship and the Pen: What’s behind the world’s constitutions?

The Independent  

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