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Pope joins Indigenous pilgrims at lake known for its healing waters
Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
July 27, 2022
On July 26, Pope Francis joined Indigenous pilgrims at Lac Ste. Anne, known for its miraculous healings, and encouraged them to lay their burdens on the shore. ...read more
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‘I am sorry’: Canadian Indigenous react to papal apology
Michael Swan, Catholic News Service
July 27, 2022
Indigenous people who were present for Pope Francis' historic apology on July 25 in Maskwacis, Alberta, offer their thoughts and reactions. ...read more
Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis during the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage on July 26, 2022, part of his apostolic visit to Canada. ...read more
Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily at Mass in Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 26, 2022. ...read more
Read the full text of Pope Francis' address at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton, given on July 25, 2022, during his visit to Canada. ...read more
Two members of Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton explain the significance of their unique parish to the pope's visit and to Canada. ...read more
In Maskwacis, Alberta, near the former site of one of Canada's largest residential schools, Pope Francis asked for forgiveness on behalf of the Church. ...read more
On July 25, Pope Francis offered an apology to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada for Catholic involvement in residential schools. Read the full text here. ...read more
Read the words of welcome offered by Chief Wilton Littlechild to Pope Francis during his visit to Maskwacis, Alberta. ...read more
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Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders and on repentance
Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
July 25, 2022
On Sunday, July 24, Pope Francis arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, to begin his six-day "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada. ...read more