Pope Francis will visit the site of a former school where indigenous Canadian children were assimilated to white culture, seeking to atone for the Catholic Church’s part in what a government-funded report has described as a system of cultural genocide
Pope Francis was welcomed to Canada with a traditional ceremony held by indigenous leaders. He’s calling his weeklong visit a “penitential pilgrimage” to apologize for the church’s abuse of indigenous children at Catholic-run schools for more than a century.
The pope’s visit to Maskwacis, 60 miles from Edmonton, will be his first public appearance since his arrival in Canada on Sunday. His nearly weeklong visit to the country, which ends Friday, will be dedicated to asking forgiveness and
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