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AJACCIO, France — 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 in the Mediterranean region, the pontiff warned against varieties of spirituality that "seek self-aggrandizement by fueling polemics, narrow-mindedness, divisions and exclusivist attitudes.
7 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the medieval building. The pope decided not to go, and the two instead met briefly at Ajaccio airport on Sunday before Francis headed back to Rome.Francis thanked Macron for making the visit to Corsica to see him. Macron, who took the pope by the hand during a routine diplomatic gift exchange, said it was a "great honor" to come.
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