A child stands behind a banner reading, Welcome Pope Francis, in Ajaccio on the occasion of the Pontiff visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Faithful gather Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Members of a catholic local brotherhood arrive for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The public wait before a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Members of catholic local brotherhoods arrive for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as Pope Francis' one-day visit to Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Priests wait for the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis arrives for a mass Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica island, as his one-day visit to Corsica puts a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars on the other. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Faithful wait for the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Ajaccio "Place d'Austerlitz" during his visit in the French island of Corsica, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)